What’s Your Agenda?
Are you facing a difficult situation? Maybe you’ve lost your job, or your house is upside down, or one of your kids is going through a real struggle. And no matter what you do, you can’t seem to fix it….
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Stepping Up to the Spiritual Buffet
Picture this. You walk into church this Sunday to find that all the seats have been removed. Rows of buffet-style serving lines are in their place. Everyone is instructed to get a serving of whatever spiritual food he or she…
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Are You Looking through the Wrong End of the Binoculars?
Seeing a friend suffer is hard, but sometimes that suffering gives us a new perspective. I remember when one of my closest friends lost his son and asked me to do his memorial service. After years of being clean after rehab…
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Why Being Weak Is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to You
Imagine a man who wants to bail out of his marriage, who is tempted to hit his teenage son in his anger, who struggles with lust daily. That man is a pastor. His name is Chip Ingram. Think you’re alone…
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Finding Hope When Hope Seems Lost
“Don’t worry! Think positive! If you just believe everything is going to be okay, it will be.” That’s the message we sometimes hear from today’s self-help experts. But it’s hard to ignore that the world around us is struggling. Terrorism…
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When All Else Fails…
Close your eyes and think about something or someone that makes you feel safe … that makes you feel like you’re okay and you always will be. Now imagine that whatever or whoever it is fails you. Your perfect boyfriend…
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Understanding Grace Changes Everything
Grace. It’s the single most important word in all of the New Testament – actually, in all of the Bible. The Apostle Paul would say of his entire life: “But by the grace of God I am what I am,…
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Why You’re Worth It
We have all been called worthless. Whether it was a friend, a parent, a significant other, or a voice inside us said it, we all have gotten the message at some point that we have no value. Some of us…
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Is Your Life Missing in Action?
It was 3:29 a.m. and I was wide-awake. The interruption from my deep and wonderful sleep began at about 2:58 a.m. Normally when this happens, I am bombarded by a long list of to-dos, a concern about a relationship, a…
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