http://www.robbinswritings.com Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:50:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past week, I heard two prominent pastors,  both of whom have large audiences, declare their wretched, sinful nature over the airwaves.  Nothing particular was revealed, just a general confession of miserable unworthiness.  It's the "let's just admit we're screwed up and be honest about it" thinking. I'm all for authenticity, ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/10/06/what-sounds-holy-isnt-always/ The following is a response from a good friend to a question I posed to him.  The question was:  “What have you been told about your heart–even after becoming a Christian?”  Here's my friend's response: “As I look back at my years as a Christian, I am sorry to say that ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/09/29/sin-ful-expectations/ Jim’s new book, Recover Your Good Heart, recently received praise from Dwight Edwards, author of Revolution Within, and advisor to Larry Crabb.  Here’s the review:   “I cannot recommend Jim Robbins’ book Recover Your Good Heart highly enough. With profound insight, compassion, and solid biblical support; he resurrects one ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/09/22/recover-your-good-heart-reviewed/ Law enforcement and the military have a term for an inappropriate or mistaken response that was mislearned during training, a behavioral script that gets laid down during the officer's training that would clearly not be helpful in a real situation, or perhaps even yield a deadly result. The term is ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/09/16/training-scars/ Don’t most of us think that the fruit of the Spirit is something we need to attain to, desire more fervently, and try harder to produce? --Something we don’t have much of at all? Or, we have a bit of this one or that, and scarcely others on the list? • ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/08/26/youve-got-the-fruit/ Special Guest, Jim Robbins — interviewed on Family Room Media’s weekly podcast. I was interviewed by the guys at Family Room Media about my new book, Recover Your Good Heart. Topic: The work of Jesus goes far beyond forgiveness. It is a rescue of the ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/08/20/special-guest-interview-with-jim-robbins/ If we're honest, many of us have this impression that even though we may have "asked Jesus to come into our hearts" at some point, he seems to have left ... sort of. It's as if we call on him to come pay us a visit, to help us out in ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/08/15/getting-off-the-paper/ One of my good friends said that because of the message he was hearing in church, he expected to sin regularly. Why is this? Because the message of the church today may not, in fact, always be the message of Jesus. His offer is not simply "get forgiven -- ... http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/08/07/expectations-that-kill-the-heart/ http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/07/31/view-book-trailer/ Yep, you've reached the site of author, Jim Robbins. Just the site's look has changed.  The new look should reflect the intent and feel of my new book, Recover Your Good Heart. All the site's content has remained the same. Only the look has changed. Enjoy. http://www.robbinswritings.com/2008/07/27/new-website-look/