Sexual Healing – How God Sees Sex
Because many of us feel responsible for the loss, we often don’t feel we deserve to grieve. But the truth is, we do deserve to grieve, even more, we need to grieve. In fact God grieves right along with us. For many years I believed that God was the one who was heaping shame on me. I was certain He was... >Read More
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Speak Up
This past week I have been, quite literally, voiceless. A bad case of tonsillitis left me with little more than a whisper. It’s been a very quiet week. Today I still don’t have my voice back but I’m feeling just a bit better and I started to notice the changes in my behavior. I realized I’ve been stepping back.
I... >Read More
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What I Mean to Say Is…
Words are powerful. They start can start a revolution, they can start a family, they can change a nation, they can end a war. We decorate our walls with words, some of us tattoo them on to our bodies. In the moment it can be hard to find just the right words which might also be why we like... >Read More
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Love…Where Are You?
What is love? Is it definable? Is it a feeling? A passion? Is love always romantic? The dictionary defines love as, “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection for a parent, child, or friend, sexual desire, affectionate concern for the well-being of others, the benevolent...... >Read More
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Hope Realized as Miners Rescued
As I write this post, nearly half of the trapped Chilean miners have been rescued. The thirty-three miners were trapped on August 5th 2010 when the main ramp into the San Jose mine in northern Chile collapsed.
CNN showed live video of the rescue and a live tracker on their front page displaying the number of people rescued so far.... >Read More
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Extreme Makeover: HOPE edition
Would you let go of your child if it meant giving them a better life? This past Sunday I was watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, a show that I love even though it makes me cry. It was the season premiere – did you see it? Instead of building a house for one family they built a home for... >Read More
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Seeking 9/11 Reconciliation
When both US president Barack Obama and Catholic Pope Benedict XVI advise you that your plans are a bad idea, that's usually a good sign that you should think twice about what you're doing.
Terry Jones would be well advised to listen to their advice. His tiny 30 member group, ironically named the "Dove World Outreach Church" in Gainesville, Florida,...... >Read More
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Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)
Do you crave destiny? Destiny doesn't mean passively entering into tomorrow, to... >more
Sexual Healing – Grieving the loss exercise
Whether our sexuality was stolen from us or we gave it away,... >more
Love can be dangerous