by Guest Post | Jan 6, 2025 | Bible Study, Change, emotions, Freedom, Healing
A new year brings the hope of a fresh start. Today my friend Paula Neall Coleman tells how she found freedom from out-of-control emotions and behaviors. We can too. Comment for a chance to win a copy of her new book Experience the Freedom You Already Have in Christ in...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Mar 25, 2024 | Easter, emotions
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...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 9, 2023 | Battles, Blog, emotions, Fear, Joy
As you look back over 2022, I bet you recall both highs and lows. Some years, the scales tip heavier on one side than the other. But life on planet earth is never without challenges. How do we safeguard ourselves from life’s inevitable punches? Paul offers some...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | emotions, Grief, Refreshing Faith
“As one who’s been through loss, what can you tell me about how to grieve well? How does knowing Jesus change how you grieve?” I was sitting with a young woman after her father’s funeral. “I can’t say I know how to grieve well,” I said. “But I’ll share some things I...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jul 5, 2022 | Battles, Bible Study, emotions, Hope
I have a special empathy for doubting Thomas. Haven’t we all seen trouble brewing but had no power to stop it? Concerns range from, “Please put that up before it breaks,” to “Your behavior will destroy our family if you don’t stop,” to “These policies are...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 8, 2022 | Battles, emotions, Refreshing Faith, Relationship with God
The parking lot view from my Indianapolis apartment stood in stark contrast to the storybook charm I’d left in Needham, MA. The shrubs Hoosiers called trees couldn’t compare with New England’s brilliant maples. The woman I replaced on my new ministry team sold me her...
