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Gracious God, thank you for the responsibilities you have entrusted to us and for all you have given us to fulfill them. Sometimes, Lord, we can feel overwhelmed by the challenges. A part of us wants ...

Great and gracious God, we have run after things and others instead of coming home to You. We have lived as though we were the centers of our universe. We have avoided the harder issues in life so o...

People who blame things rarely change things. Blame is an unassailable change-avoidance strategy.

“My sister having so much to do, was going to church vicariously, that is to say, Joe and I were going.”

Even with the desire for a better life, we can be reluctant to do the work of boundaries because it will be a war. The battle falls into two categories: outside resistance we get from others and the r...

“There’s nothing simpler than avoiding people you don’t like. Avoiding one’s friends, that’s the real test.”