Stress

Fear At the Top of the Hill

I looked down the 15 foot rock face that the other guys had just ridden down on their mountain bikes and the sight of it froze me in place.  But hey, the other five guys did it so I backed up, approached the steep decline and ... froze again, jamming on the brakes.  My buddies waited at the bottom and now I added a new fear, would they think less...

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Anxious for Nothing
Anxious for Nothing

This is the transcript of a Probe radio program, adapted from an earlier magazine article by the author. What makes you feel anxious? What do you worry about? Finances? Conflict at work or with your neighbors? Making today's appointment on time? Perhaps your family or your health. Anxiety seems to be everywhere these days. September 11th brought...

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Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and You
Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and You

Have you ever been cheated or mistreated? Got any lingering grudges you’re holding onto? Is there any “unclear air” between you and a family member, neighbor, or coworker regarding a dispute, a slight, an offense? Could those situations use some forgiveness? More and more medical doctors and social scientists are extolling the benefits of...

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Anxious for Nothing
Anxious for Nothing

By Rusty Wright This is the transcript of a Probe radio program, adapted from an earlier magazine article by the author. What makes you feel anxious? What do you worry about? Finances? Conflict at work or with your neighbors? Making today's appointment on time? Perhaps your family or your health. Anxiety seems everywhere these days....

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Increasing my Capacity for Leadership
Increasing my Capacity for Leadership

I thought I had come up with the formula for managing stress. I even taught it at stress management seminars. But it wasn’t until I found true risk-free security that I knew how to battle stress for good. Conquering things beyond my ability has always been a part of who I am. At 8 years old, I was already operating all of my dad’s farm equipment....

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Ten Reasons to Hope When Things Go Bad
Ten Reasons to Hope When Things Go Bad

Where can we turn when things go really bad? As great as our friends, coworkers, and family are, eventually every one of them will let us down in some way or another, even if their intentions are good. As close as we get to our spouse or siblings, they can't really understand the pain we are experiencing. And as much as we try to improve ourselves...

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An Unbelieving Generation
An Unbelieving Generation

Written by XinLu The Cultural Revolution generation Ten years ago when I was working in a restaurant, the wife of my boss tried to share the Gospel with me.  I remember saying to her then, “The people of my generation don’t believe in anything anymore, because we grew up in the Era of Chairman Mao.” When the Cultural Revolution...

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A Jar That Never Goes Empty
A Jar That Never Goes Empty

Written by Sunny Chien, translated by Shauley Cheng I place a glass jar of water on the countertop by my daughter’s door in order to make sure that she takes her allergy medicine before bedtime. She used to forget to take her medicine. As a result, she would often wake up in the middle of the night coughing. Looking for her water, she...

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