The secret to finally doing what it takes to achieve your goal may not be something you do, but rather something you say…or pray. January 10, 2021
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Better: Walking Wisely
Each year we look ahead with high hopes about what we’ll accomplish and experience in the New Year. But what if that’s the wrong focus? What if the right focus isn’t “what,” but “who?” January 3, 2021
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The Unsettling Solution for Just About Everything, part 3: Do You See What I See?
God’s grace to us is an invitation to be amazing. It’s our chance to extend to others what God has freely extended to us. But while most of us are full of something . . . it’s usually not grace. So what are you full of? And what would it take for you to give someone what they don’t expect? Or deserve? December 20, 2020
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The Unsettling Solution for Just About Everything, part 2: Don’t Do The Math
The kingdom of God is characterized by unsettling generosity —the kind of generosity that gives the undeserving what they don’t deserve and regardless of how unright we’ve been, makes us right with God. So what do we do when we’re faced with this math that doesn’t add up? And how do we respond to this unfair, unsettling system that Jesus came to invite us into? December 13, 2020
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The Unsettling Solution for Just About Everything, part 1: Undeserveable
There is an unsettling solution for just about everything, and we can sum it up in one word. Grace. It’s the undeserved, unearned, unearnable favor that Jesus came to offer us. So why wouldn’t we want Christianity to be true? And where should you start if it’s a word that was never part of the equation for you? December 6, 2020
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Anonymous, part 1: This Book Is Alive
The amazing story of the business family who funded the YouVersion Bible app and changed the way that hundreds of million of people experience God’s word. November 22, 2020
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It’s Fine, part 3: Good Grief
Most of the emotional stuff we cover up and refuse to deal with revolves around loss. We all struggle with expectations that went unmet, goals we failed to achieve, or dreams that were broken. How we handle our loss matters. It impacts the quality of our lives. If we bury those negative emotions alive, they will come back to haunt us . . . and the people we love. November 15, 2020
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It’s Fine, part 2: Emotionally Healthy Habits
Establishing healthy habits will benefit the relationships you care most about. Others will reap from the emotional habits you sow. November 8, 2020
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It’s Fine, part 1: Emotional Hygiene
Many of us learned from an early age to hide what we were feeling from other people. We got the message that showing our emotions made us look weak. In time, we became so skilled at hiding what we feel, we even learned to hide our emotions from ourselves. But hiding isn’t a sign of courage or strength. If we want to grow, we have to stop saying, “It’s fine,” and start being honest—with ourselves and others—about what’s going on inside. November 1, 2020
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The Bible for Grown-ups, part 4: For The World
The Bible did not create Christianity. Christianity is the result of an event (the resurrection) that created a movement (the church) that produced sacred and reliable texts that were collected and bound into a book (the Bible). But how do we approach not being at peace with everything we read in the Bible? Paul—the apostle, Pharisee, author, preacher, and church planter—offers us clarity and confidence to move forward. October 25, 2020
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