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Over time, I have learned it’s easier to get help if you look like you don’t really need it. -
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The Power of the Worldwide Church
It is a phone call no parent wants to receive. “Jerry,” Bethany said, “Catherine’s had a little accident.” “Accident! How bad?” “She’s going to be okay. You want to talk to her? We’re in a kind of am... -
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Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance. Sometimes not having any idea where we’re going works out better than w... -
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Mental Health Today
We don’t know what we are doing, and I think this is especially true about the way our society deals with mental health. In just the past fifteen years, I have witnessed a massive shift in how evangel... -
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On Winning? Considering Kevin Durant and Anthony Bourdain
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Albert Camus Two events recently collided in my mind and coalesced into this short essay: The first was a relatively in... -
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5 Quotes on Summer
Looking for inspiration for your summertime sermons? Here are five quotes that highlight different themes about summer. Quote 1 Comment: I love The Office , but in this short quotation... -
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The Stalker
Editor’s Note: This story is often told as a true story, when in fact it is probably fictitious. Nevertheless, there is a significant illustrative point: sometimes the things we fear most may in fact ... -
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When Words Fail
Ronald Rohlheiser tells a true story of a Jewish boy named Mordechai who could not be coaxed into going to school. When he turned six years old, his mother forced him to go, but the process was misera... -
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We are Better Together: Moving from Empire to Kingdom
A Multi-faceted Church Who loses by the church and parachurch’s lack of unity and cooperation? Absolutely everyone : congregations, ministry organizations, ministry leaders, individual believers . .... -
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Cultivating a Spirit of Generosity: A Pastoral Call to Year-End Giving
As a five-year-old at Christmas I remember how excited I was to get my first bike. It was a yellow BMX Huffy, a mean machine for a kid in the late 70s. It is one of my fondest memories because I remem... -
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Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear
My Aversion to Self-Help Books & Their Gurus but Why I Recommend This One! I am not one for “self-help” books. I know that I probably could use some more personal coaching advice, but… my habit ... -
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Mountains: 2, John 4:7-26
New Testament Mountains Like the Old Testament, the New Testament has plenty of references to mountains. There’s the Sermon on the Mount, obviously. Jesus often went onto hills or mountains to pray... -
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The Economics of Child-Sponsorship
While I was at a concert in college, I responded to a flyer requesting volunteers to sponsor a child overseas. For years I read the letters from this little girl in El Salvador. Ruth seemed happy to b... -
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Mental Illness Creeps Up on Us
Which is mostly how mental illness works. You don’t know you have it until it’s all up in your grill trying to destroy your life. This happens, most often, because getting honest with ourselves about ... -
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Rituals That Replenish Energy
Is your job demanding more from you than ever before? Do you feel as if you’re working additional hours but rarely getting ahead? Is your mobile device leashing you to your job 24/7? Do you feel exhau... -
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No other animal plays non-zero sum games as tirelessly as we do. Much of your emotional life is natural selection’s way of getting you to play. Gratitude for favors rendered and guilt over neglecting ... -
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A Day in the Market
I’d like us to begin with a little scene setting. So, I’m going to invite everyone who is comfortable to close their eyes. And I am transporting you to Rome, it’s approximately 60 AD. You are a commo... -
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Replacing Morality with Psychology
Christian morality has fallen on hard times these days. No one seems to believe in it, least of all Christians. Even the word “morality” is dropping out of our vocabulary—and I do mean the vocabulary ... -
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Not Heeding the Call
Just the other day, I was out on a bike ride for some exercise. Because I work for a high-end cycling company, I had the opportunity to test ride one the bikes we make – a bike that comes with a price... -
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The Growing Awareness of our Bodies
We come into this world blissfully unaware of these fragile, beautiful things we call our bodies. In our mother’s womb, we bathe in continuous warmth and nourishment, changing shadows and muffled voic... -
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Getting Unstuck with a Grand Gesture
In 2007, author J. K. Rowling was struggling to finish the final novel, The Deathly Hallows , in her seven-part Harry Potter series. She was feeling stressed, trying to connect the dots in a way ... -
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I Know the Way Out
I can’t help but recall here a scene from The West Wing. White House chief of staff Leo McGarry reaches out to his deputy, Josh Lyman, who is struggling with PTSD. Leo tells him a parable: This guy’... -
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The Allure of Sex and Does it Signify Deeper Desires
Orgasms are one of the most sought-after experiences in life—which is strange, because it’s not like they last forever or even a few weeks, like a long-anticipated holiday. We’re talking about somethi... -
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A Short History of Niceness
I don’t think it is an overstatement to say that niceness has a hold on us, but in order to understand why that is, it helps to understand how it came to be. Like many words, nice has meant different ... -
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One-in-a-Million Talk
One of the most quotable movies of all time was released in 1994. It featured a rising comedic genius from Canada, paired with another highly successful actor, as well as a considerable ensemble cast ... -
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Don’t Eat the Frog
Years ago I heard a motivational speaker encourage his audience to “eat that frog.” … it makes sense in its own way: Stop procrastinating and just do the thing you fear. Once you do that, everything e... -
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Kyle is Struggling…
At three years old, Kyle had never put on his own shoes. He always had help—shoes can be tricky. At four, he had never put together a puzzle all by himself—he’d get frustrated, so Mom or Dad or the ba... -
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5 Great Worship Resources on the Psalms
October 2018 For centuries, the Psalms have been the songbook of the church. From metrical settings of Psalms (think, “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” or “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Wa... -
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Why We Laugh
Scott Weems, author of Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why, explains that humor stems from our brains being confused about how to respond, which is why we often laugh at inappropriate times. “Wha... -
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Remembering We Have Bodies
Surprisingly enough, it was in the process of staying faithful to the spiritual journey that I first began to face my profound ambivalence about life in a body. At the ripe old age of thirty, I could ...
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Top_level_categories by Reference
Genesis
Exodus
Deuteronomy
1 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Job
Psalm
- Ps 1 (23)
- Ps 2 (4)
- Ps 3 (2)
- Ps 4 (6)
- Ps 5 (8)
- Ps 6 (3)
- Ps 7 (1)
- Ps 8 (28)
- Ps 9 (5)
- Ps 10 (4)
- Ps 11 (3)
- Ps 12 (1)
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- Ps 14 (3)
- Ps 15 (7)
- Ps 16 (15)
- Ps 18 (11)
- Ps 19 (45)
- Ps 20 (4)
- Ps 22 (13)
- Ps 23 (60)
- Ps 24 (23)
- Ps 25 (22)
- Ps 27 (65)
- Ps 28 (2)
- Ps 29 (5)
- Ps 30 (14)
- Ps 31 (5)
- Ps 32 (33)
- Ps 33 (12)
- Ps 34 (116)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (11)
- Ps 37 (39)
- Ps 38 (3)
- Ps 39 (5)
- Ps 40 (10)
- Ps 41 (2)
- Ps 42 (33)
- Ps 43 (2)
- Ps 44 (1)
- Ps 45 (2)
- Ps 46 (61)
- Ps 47 (1)
- Ps 48 (1)
- Ps 49 (1)
- Ps 50 (2)
- Ps 51 (102)
- Ps 52 (3)
- Ps 55 (9)
- Ps 56 (6)
- Ps 57 (4)
- Ps 60 (1)
- Ps 61 (3)
- Ps 62 (11)
- Ps 63 (9)
- Ps 65 (8)
- Ps 66 (3)
- Ps 67 (1)
- Ps 68 (3)
- Ps 69 (1)
- Ps 71 (2)
- Ps 72 (5)
- Ps 73 (14)
- Ps 74 (1)
- Ps 75 (1)
- Ps 77 (11)
- Ps 78 (5)
- Ps 79 (1)
- Ps 80 (3)
- Ps 82 (13)
- Ps 84 (5)
- Ps 85 (5)
- Ps 86 (5)
- Ps 88 (4)
- Ps 89 (3)
- Ps 90 (25)
- Ps 91 (8)
- Ps 92 (3)
- Ps 94 (6)
- Ps 95 (7)
- Ps 96 (10)
- Ps 98 (5)
- Ps 100 (9)
- Ps 101 (1)
- Ps 102 (1)
- Ps 103 (61)
- Ps 104 (27)
- Ps 105 (1)
- Ps 106 (1)
- Ps 107 (4)
- Ps 109 (1)
- Ps 111 (1)
- Ps 112 (4)
- Ps 113 (4)
- Ps 115 (7)
- Ps 116 (3)
- Ps 117 (4)
- Ps 118 (11)
- Ps 119 (64)
- Ps 121 (16)
- Ps 122 (4)
- Ps 123 (1)
- Ps 126 (12)
- Ps 127 (12)
- Ps 128 (4)
- Ps 130 (15)
- Ps 131 (4)
- Ps 133 (6)
- Ps 135 (2)
- Ps 136 (13)
- Ps 138 (4)
- Ps 139 (72)
- Ps 141 (3)
- Ps 142 (3)
- Ps 143 (5)
- Ps 144 (2)
- Ps 145 (9)
- Ps 146 (13)
- Ps 147 (41)
- Ps 148 (3)
- Ps 150 (3)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (7)
- Prov 2 (6)
- Prov 3 (100)
- Prov 4 (24)
- Prov 5 (5)
- Prov 6 (10)
- Prov 7 (1)
- Prov 8 (6)
- Prov 9 (2)
- Prov 10 (9)
- Prov 11 (18)
- Prov 12 (17)
- Prov 13 (8)
- Prov 14 (36)
- Prov 15 (35)
- Prov 16 (38)
- Prov 17 (25)
- Prov 18 (33)
- Prov 19 (28)
- Prov 20 (14)
- Prov 21 (17)
- Prov 22 (17)
- Prov 23 (8)
- Prov 24 (9)
- Prov 25 (10)
- Prov 26 (12)
- Prov 27 (21)
- Prov 28 (22)
- Prov 29 (14)
- Prov 30 (2)
- Prov 31 (29)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (54)
- Isa 2 (11)
- Isa 5 (12)
- Isa 6 (28)
- Isa 7 (5)
- Isa 8 (1)
- Isa 9 (29)
- Isa 11 (6)
- Isa 12 (1)
- Isa 14 (3)
- Isa 15 (1)
- Isa 25 (8)
- Isa 26 (20)
- Isa 28 (5)
- Isa 30 (23)
- Isa 32 (1)
- Isa 33 (6)
- Isa 35 (5)
- Isa 40 (102)
- Isa 41 (63)
- Isa 42 (16)
- Isa 43 (64)
- Isa 44 (3)
- Isa 45 (15)
- Isa 46 (3)
- Isa 47 (2)
- Isa 48 (3)
- Isa 49 (8)
- Isa 50 (4)
- Isa 51 (3)
- Isa 52 (5)
- Isa 53 (68)
- Isa 54 (6)
- Isa 55 (81)
- Isa 56 (1)
- Isa 57 (12)
- Isa 58 (35)
- Isa 59 (7)
- Isa 60 (22)
- Isa 61 (52)
- Isa 64 (16)
- Isa 65 (6)
- Isa 66 (14)
- Isa 70 (1)
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Joel
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Haggai
Matthew
- Matt 1 (17)
- Matt 2 (12)
- Matt 3 (9)
- Matt 4 (35)
- Matt 5 (169)
- Matt 6 (145)
- Matt 7 (67)
- Matt 8 (17)
- Matt 9 (18)
- Matt 10 (18)
- Matt 11 (80)
- Matt 12 (17)
- Matt 13 (38)
- Matt 14 (20)
- Matt 15 (14)
- Matt 16 (27)
- Matt 17 (10)
- Matt 18 (41)
- Matt 19 (20)
- Matt 20 (11)
- Matt 21 (15)
- Matt 22 (29)
- Matt 23 (41)
- Matt 24 (8)
- Matt 25 (64)
- Matt 26 (19)
- Matt 27 (10)
- Matt 28 (46)