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Jesus Scorned Your Shame
At times we all feel inadequate, insignificant, less than, or unloved because of some deficiency, real or merely felt. We may fall into a pit
March 26, 2018
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The Voice of Love to Overcome Self-Hatred
What do you hate the most about yourself? What is the thing about you that most frustrates and embarrasses you? The thing you wish you
March 5, 2018
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Relaxing Your Monkey Brain
Our thoughts can be “like monkeys jumping around in a banana tree,” Henri Nouwen writes. (The full quote is in our article on “Solitude and
February 26, 2018
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Rest: Sabbath Makes a Church Successful
If your church isn’t growing numerically or in spiritual depth or if it has been torn apart by conflict a major reason may be the
February 19, 2018
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Rest: Resting in Your Identity
Your fingerprint is unique to you — it’s a physical mark of your identity. What about your personal identity? What defines who you are? Imagine
February 13, 2018
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You Are Unforsaken! (a Resource for Lent)
The seven last words of Jesus cry out, “You are unforsaken by God!” But tragically we don’t hear them that way. We need a new
February 5, 2018
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Rest: Coming Off an Adrenaline High
I love adrenaline and how it makes me feel energetic, confident, important, even elated. And I get more work done in less time! Adrenaline is
January 30, 2018
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Rest: The Other Side of Boredom
“I’m busy all the time,” a pastor told me. “And I love it!” But a few years later he blew out and lost his church.
January 23, 2018
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Spiritual Disciplines Are Dung!
Putrid smelling dung — that’s what spiritual disciplines become without love. My comment surprised the pastor I was coaching. But I heard Dallas Willard say
January 8, 2018
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70 Happy Words
Paul uses 70 expressions of joy in his short letter to the Philippians! Seventy! Reading them infects us with his “good virus” of devotion to
January 1, 2018
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