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Cross Above the Fire: What Are We Looking At When Life Burns?
“Hold high the cross, so that I may see it through the flames!”— attributed to Joan of Arc at the stake, Rouen, 1431 On May 30, 1431, in the old market square of Rouen, France, a 19-year-old peasant girl named…
Objective gratitude changes the entire equation. When you actively recognize the grace God has bestowed on you, fear loses its grip.
Dr. Johnny Cavazos · Breaking the Grip of Fear: How Grace and Gratitude Conquer Anxiety
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Dealing With Anxiety
When God is at the center of your life, you worship. When he isn’t, you worry. Two in five Americans worry every…
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Those Voices Are Lying
That loop in your head saying you aren’t smart enough or good enough? Those voices are lying. The only opinion that matters…
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Seek To Be Admired? Or To Inspire.
If my writing is simple, it’s because I care more about connecting than impressing. I want to inspire, not to be admired.
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Who Or What We Reject Matters
Where we spend our time and money shows what we value and what we reject. What if Jesus is the one pleading…
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Our Hope Is Different
Biblical hope isn’t wishful thinking. It’s elpis: confidence, trust, eager expectation. I’ve seen it in the eyes of believers nearing death.
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Drifter, Spinner or Dabbler ?
Why are we so tired all the time? I believe the answer is passion. Without it we drift like a raft with…
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Boredom Is A CHOICE
We can make our lives as boring or as interesting as we choose. Spending them “life watching” other people has consequences.
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The Grip Of The Love Of Jesus
Oswald Chambers says very few of us know what it means to be held in the vise-like grip of the love of…
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Sometimes Failure IS The Plan
Jesus knew Peter would fail and prayed for him anyway. Sometimes failure is part of the plan, and we learn the most…
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A List Of Regrets
We see most clearly near death. A young AIDS patient I met as a medical student taught me that, and so does…
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Embrace Your Weird
I’m weird. You’re weird. We are spiritual beings in physical bodies, and near death experiences show how much power lives in the…
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AT MY BEST
Think of when you were “at my best” and “at my worst.” My worst moments had selfishness and pride in them. My…
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