Category Archives: Difficulties
How to Have an Intoxicating Marriage
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In a few weeks, Robyn and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Like every couple, we’ve had ups and downs, good days and bad days, fun times and hard times…but what’s remained constant is our excitement about being married to each other. If the passionate feelings of those early years of marriage are supposed […]
Shameless Persistence
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I’ve been hanging out in Luke 11:1-13 the past few days. Jesus has been praying when one of His disciples asks Him to teach them how to pray like John taught his disciples. So Jesus teaches them what’s commonly referred to as “The Lord’s Prayer.” It would probably be more correct to call it “The […]
The Moment of Crisis: Freak Out or Faith?
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How do you respond in a crisis? I don’t mean your first reaction. No one does well when the phone rings at 2:00 a.m. I’m talking about your second reaction. After you’ve had a little time to process. Do you panic? Feel overwhelmed? Worry? Get anxious? Are you filled with fear? Or dread? Or maybe […]
Freak Out or Faith?
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How do you respond in a crisis? I don’t mean your first reaction. No one does well when the phone rings at 2:00 a.m. I’m talking about your second reaction. After you’ve had a little time to process. Do you panic? Feel overwhelmed? Worry? Get anxious? Are you filled with fear? Or dread? Or maybe […]
What Does Your Marriage Resemble?
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A week ago, we received word our daughter was going to be induced due to a low level of amniotic fluid, so we began the thousand mile drive to North Carolina. Fortunately, labor and delivery went well and our grandson, Wes, was born the next morning. We enjoyed four days with him before returning home […]
I Know the Plans I Have For You
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God Knows Your Name
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Your Thought Life
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What is the state of your mind today? What thoughts keep running through your head? Do you feel anxious? Worried? Fearful? Insecure? Inferior? Jealous? Guilty? Shameful? Discouraged? Are you telling yourself a good story about your life? Or are most of your thoughts negative and self-critical? Do you say things to yourself you’d never […]
Your Thought Life
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