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What’s the Matter with Me? Part I:
The Origin of Shame
<Download from PodBean> I spent a good portion of my adult life believing I had no value or purpose. Not because others said that to me, but because I looked at myself through the eyes of shame. What's the difference between guilt and shame? Put simply,...
Fasting: What Christians Should Know
"The absence of fasting is the measure of our contentment with the absence of Christ." -John Piper. Ouch. I've spent most of my life with a sinful attitude toward food. I've often turned to food for comfort rather than the Father. I've relied on food to bring...
A Prayer for Independence Day
Do we take our freedom to pray in this nation for granted? Even more important, do we take our freedom in Christ for granted? We invite anyone who attends our church to meet for a time of prayer, seeking God's will every Sunday morning before the first service. The...
A Prayer for Overcoming Anxiety and Fear
Is your life ruled by anxiety? For many years, I struggled with the daily fear of an uncertain future. A tremor of angst filled my chest and migrated to my stomach every time my head lifted from my pillow. The inability to control my circumstances overwhelmed me, but...
A Prayer for When You Can’t Pray
When your circumstances so overwhelm your heart it can no longer convey its anguish in words, it can seem impossible to come before God in prayer. How do you pray when you don't know what to pray? How do you speak to God when grief holds your words captive?...
When You Pray Pt. 6: Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer
Can you recite the Lord's Prayer while writing out your grocery list? Most of us have said the words so often they've lost their impact on our lives. The model Jesus gave us for prayer is a powerful and meaningful plea to the God who sacrificed His Son to share...
When You Pray Pt. 5: Resisting Temptation
How do we resist temptation? Unfortunately, it's impossible to completely avoid its whisper. Everyone faces its offer of easy (but destructive) pleasure. Even Christ was tempted in the wilderness, so rather than trying to hide from temptation, we have to...
A Prayer for our President
The Billy Graham Association has called for a national day of prayer for our president today. There's no denying that the political atmosphere in our country is contentious at best, but Christians are called to pray for our political leaders regardless of our own...
A Prayer for Memorial Day
A PRAYER FOR MEMORIAL DAY Comforter and Councilor,1 We turn to you in our time of grief; our help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth.2 Since the Civil War, we have set aside a day for remembrance, and our hearts are broken for the men and women who have...
Why Pray for America? A Special Memorial Day Offer
His body tensed before the newscaster even finished her sentence. The disgust was unbearable, and his fingers violently tapped out his disapproval in a hastily crafted social media post. That's how many people respond to American politics, but our own agendas and...
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