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A Firm Foundation

Is there someone in your life who you desperately want to change? When we tie our well-being to a difficult person, we often spin our wheels, hoping they will change, only to be repeatedly drawn into...
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Candy Confession

Imagine this: You discover that candy, previously missing, is now found under your little boy’s bed. For the last week you’ve been asking your family about the whereabouts of this gourmet candy...
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Receiving Is Giving

Some people think poorly of cats, even despise them. For me though, my cat, Puffin, was my best friend. We rescued him when I was in first grade. I dressed him in doll clothes and pushed him in my...
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A Proven Way To Stay On Track

I was seven years old when my dad had his last drink and entered inpatient treatment. Through Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step programs, he and countless others have climbed out of...
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Tell A Better Story

If someone cuts you off in traffic, what is your typical response? If you have children and have had to wait in the dreaded school pick-up line only to have a parent swoop in front of the street's...
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Loaves And Fishes

The world's problems can feel enormous, overwhelming, and complex. Does the sheer magnitude move you to throw up your hands, immobilized?
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Unfiltered Kindness

The pain was real. You know the kind—a new shoe you’re trying to break into by walking around in it but it’s just too tight. It started off rubbing the heel and quickly turned into chafed skin...
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Unqualified? Not To God

I wanted to publish a book for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I had a lot of experiences that told me what my gifts were not. Art. Volleyball. Perfectly cracking an egg.
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Forever Left Behind

Years ago, I was listening to a pastor on Moody Radio who recommended a prayer for those seeking money. "Lord, give me not so much money that it interferes with my following you wholeheartedly."