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Have you ever felt angry or ashamed when someone or circumstances kept you from meeting your standards? Your spouse made you late. Your child forgot her manners with your pastor. And your cheeks burned. I never considered myself to be a legalist, but failing to meet...
Do you have a way of connecting spiritually with those you love? My husband Larry shares an exercise he uses with couples he counsels. “Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are” (Jn 17:11 NASB 1995). Is...
Do you ever feel spiritually lousy, like God is disappointed in you? Maybe you agree with those feelings, or perhaps you're not sure why you feel condemned. You confessed every known sin, but like sticky spider webs, you can't shake that icky feeling. Last week we...
Who’s your biggest enemy? If you answered, “Me,” I have news for you. You’ve been listening to the father of lies. One hat our worst enemy wears reads Accuser. His whispers taunt us while we sleep and while awake. “It’s your fault. You’re no good. God’s forgotten...
A Twitter video short captured a baby hearing his mother for the first time after receiving hearing aids. When his mother spoke to him, he started to smile. But as the sounds registered, emotion overwhelmed his tiny features. Why would a baby, who’d never heard any...
Do you ever have thoughts that leave you feeling sorry for yourself or questioning God’s goodness? A client listed all the reasons she didn’t trust God. Recognizing one of Satan's deception tactics, when she finished I said, “You just described the devil and called...
My brother-in-law and his wife returned from out of town to find their house ransacked. Especially the master bedroom. The robbers had pulled out drawers and emptied them in search of valuables. Contrast that with what happened to me Christmas night. I went on...
Did you know that a child's spiritual journey begins before birth? Today, author and professor Lee Ann Mancini introduces us to her new parenting book and some fascinating facts about an infant's development. Here's Lee Ann. I love learning new facts and was amazed...
Growing up, Larry spent a lot of time working in his family’s small grocery store. He stocked shelves, rotated products, and removed old produce. His father would take him to a certain area and explain what needed to be done. Then he’d retreat to another area of the...