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The Power of Lament Jun 15, 2021 No soul can be really at rest until it has given up all dependence on everything else and has been forced to depend on the Lord alone. As long as our expectation is from other things,…
Our Own Personal 9/11s: It Matters How We Handle Our Pain Jun 30, 2017 In explaining the growth of his faith, psychiatrist Gerald May writes, “I know that God is loving and that God’s loving is trustworthy. I know this directly, through the experience of my life. There have been…
Running Past The Tapes Aug 9, 2016 To feel safe is to stop living in my head and sink down into my heart and feel liked and accepted … not having to hide anymore and distract myself with books, television, movies, ice cream,…
Running Down The Middle of The Path Oct 27, 2015 Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.~Brennan Manning, Ruthless TrustPreserve me, O…
Everything Goes… Jun 10, 2015 If you… begin to find that the Holy Spirit is scrutinizing you, let his searchlight go straight down, and he will not only search you, he will put everything right that is wrong; he will make…
Knowing Who You Are = Success in Suffering Apr 23, 2015 Flee a thousand leagues from saying, “I was in the right. It was not right for me to suffer this. They had no right to treat me so.” God deliver us from all such rights. And…