Breakthrough This New Year
Are the people in your house about to embark on another set of New Year's resolutions? Encourage your loved ones towards the goal. If you're feeling stuck, here are a few simple, deliberate steps that can help propel you from vision into action.
1. Commit. You might take a step or two in the right direction, but until you are... >Read More
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Finding Some Peace on Earth
"Silent night, Holy night. All is calm, all is bright..."
The carols try to tell us that this is a calm and silent time of year. But for most of us, the weeks leading up to Christmas can be anything but calm. You know the drill: office parties, shopping, baking, wrapping, relatives, Christmas plays and everyone's favorite - family pictures. It's...... >Read More
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Angel Boy
We heard shrill shouts and the dull thud of coconuts hitting the wall. From granny's bedroom where my brother and I were supposed to be sleeping, we listened to the drunken brawl pitting my mother against my aunt. After my mom ducked the coconuts, my aunt pulled a knife on her. Mom retreated behind a locked door, but kept... >Read More
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Home for Christmas
Are you lonely this Christmas? Come talk to a mentor.
In 1962 I was preaching in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was single and it was Christmas time. I was heading home to Michigan to enjoy the holidays with my family.
It was an extremely cold day and it was snowing. The wind was howling out of the north, blowing thick clouds of... >Read More
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Sweet, Guilt-free Solutions for Holiday Indulgences
If making homemade goodies is one of your favorite holiday activities, but you don't want to push your family off the healthy-eating wagon, there may be a sweet solution for this common problem.
The book Low-Carb Sweets and the Art of Self-Indulgence is bursting with desserts ranging from Brownie Fudge Pie to Cranberry Nut Bread and the best news...... >Read More
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Getting Over the Holiday Blues
Need to talk? Power to Change offers a free mentoring program where you can talk privately with a trained mentor.
This is supposed to be a season of joy and happiness, but many people don't feel it. Many people suffer from bouts of depression or the blues at different times during the year. During the holiday season people encounter...... >Read More
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10 Tips for a Less Stressful Holiday
Does your Christmas spirit get lost in the frenzy this time of year? Is your household so hectic during December that it could drive even Bob Cratchit to tear out his hair? Well, you might as well face the fact that not even the Grinch can stop Christmas from coming; so we must learn strategies for surviving the holidays with... >Read More
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10 Things Guys Wish Women Knew about Men
It is likely no surprise to you that God has wired women... >more
New Year's Resolution Action Plan
Creating a new year's resolution can be a great idea, especially if... >more
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