Put Worry in its Place
Last night I was so worried about not getting enough sleep that I couldn't sleep. My brain was working through all the details of the next day and I knew I had to be awake for it all. Ever have a night like that when your mind is your worst enemy?
Why do we worry? For me there are lots... >Read More
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Fishing, Friends and Forgiveness
Thirty minutes from my home flows the Fraser River, a major thoroughfare for millions of migrating salmon that return each summer to spawn in its tributaries. We fishers catch them by casting long lines into quick currents, and when a 5-lb beauty hooks on, the fight can be fun and furious.
So what does fishing for sockeye say about friendship...... >Read More
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Letting Go of Anxiety
Fear. Such a frustrating word. It's something that almost everyone struggles with in my family. Well, I would say quite the majority at least. Worry, yes, that's normal. But anxiety, the thing that can take over and make you fear everything, obsess over little things, feel nervous for absolutely nothing, yes, that one can sure take over easily. It's...... >Read More
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Saying Yes to Halloween
As I drove up to my parent’s house this weekend, I pulled up short. Was I in the wrong driveway? I double checked the number and no, this was the right house. But there were smiling jack-o-lanterns hanging in the tree out front, another one on the door and even a couple of pumpkins peeking out of the bay... >Read More
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Family,
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trick or treat,
witness
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Identity in Christ
"My identity is in someone else." The phrase would seem incomprehensible to secular society. My identity is mine alone, we think; how dare anyone stake claim to it? Yet Christians believe it wholeheartedly: "My identity is in Christ."
One of the difficulties of faith is that certain truths of God have no true analogue. The Trinity is a classic...... >Read More
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Keeping the Job-Finding Faith
Every week in the USA, nearly half a million people apply for unemployment benefits. So at least if you've been searching for a job but haven't yet found anything, you know you're not alone!
In fact, trying times like these (when none of those dozens of resumes sent out seem to generate the slightest interest) are often what cause us... >Read More
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Why Are Most Churches Still "Segregated"?
Do you feel like an outsider at your own church?
CNN reports:
Nine of 10 churches are segregated, according to an analysis by Christopher P. Scheitle and Kevin D. Dougherty published in the August addition of the journal Socialogical Inquiry. For the purposes of the paper, "segregated" meant 80 percent of a church's members were of one ... >Read More
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When Thanksgiving Gets Stuck in Your Throat!
Not everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving…especially this year. Many are out... >more
Identity Theft: Seeing what God Sees
I was a victim of identity theft. It seems impossible, how could... >more
What Do You Fear?
