Finding Your Value in Christ
It was so embarrassing. I had a PhD in psychology but I was working as a security guard! While I was completing my degree, I…
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Tag: Identity in Christ
156 – Enneagram: Your Identity (Triads)
The Enneagram is a great tool that can help us become conscious of some deeply held internal beliefs, emotions, and attitudes. As we become aware of them, we can grow beyond them. Join Bill and Kristi as they unpack how each triad has specific wounds that can shape our sense of identity and point to our need for Jesus.
Shaping Your Child’s Image of God
As I prayed and pondered the beautiful life growing in my daughter’s womb so much began to well up in me! So many things I…
120 – Courage: The Courage to Feel
Many of us were taught growing up, that to be courageous we need to repress our feelings and deny our emotions. Jesus teaches us how to have the courage to feel. Join Bill & Kristi in an honest conversation about what it means to acknowledge our feelings, to be heard and find freedom and strength.
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…
Rest: The Importance of Rest for Healthy Identity
If our identity is rooted in what we do for Jesus rather than our relationship with him, we are tempted to be discouraged, overwhelmed, overworked and self-reliant. How do we allow ourselves to be real, vulnerable, honest with ourselves, with Jesus and with others and receive the rest we were designed for. Join Bill & Kristi in a beautifully honest conversation about our identity as Jesus invites us to rest in him.
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…
Faith and Feelings
Often we try to fix our feelings with good advice or cheery reassurance. The truth and grace of the Bible brings comfort and help to troubled emotions.
A Special Journey With Christ in Advent
Bill and Kristi share an advent devotional practice that facilitates heart-warming spiritual conversation with friends and family (even school-aged children).
Finding Yourself in Jesus’ Eyes
We don’t really know our true selves until we look in Jesus’ eyes of love. That’s a grace-based relationship in which we’re empathized with, known, forgiven, and eternally loved! You long for this with God and safe people. The people around you need this from you.