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Journey – Week Twenty-Nine

One good thing about despair is that is doesn’t last forever. In the moment that you are feeling the worst emotional pain you have ever experienced, you wonder if you will ever be okay again, much less happy. But sooner or later, the despair will … [Read more...]

Walking Free – Week Twenty-Eight

Dependence vs. Self-Effort A good friend once told me his motto for handling challenges in life: “There is not a problem I cannot out-think or out-work!” Sounds inspiring, don’t you think? While critical thinking and hard work are helpful tools in … [Read more...]

Trek – Week Twenty-Eight

What about focusing on facts instead of feelings?  While it is true that we can confuse our feelings with reality and act on a feeling rather than what is best for us, if we stay in our heads, we will never grow in relationship with others.  … [Read more...]

Journey – Week Twenty-Eight

Ah, despair. That’s the part of grieving that we’ve been avoiding all along. Here’s the pain, up close and personal. At this point we can’t run or hide. All we can do is feel. The tears come. Our heart feels like it is breaking. Fatigue captures our … [Read more...]

Walking Free – Week Twenty-Seven

One of Satan’s greatest tactics over the centuries has been lying to men about intimacy. Sharing openly and honestly with other men in connected relationships is not weak - it’s Christlike. The truth is, it is CRITICAL to our freedom that we allow … [Read more...]