A Pornified White House
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President Trump seems to personify our pornified culture. So, what's wrong with that?
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Sexual Healing...and Recovery
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If you find yourself impulsively acting out sexually in ways that go against your values, to the point of feeling hopeless, you're not alone. Many men and women have recovered and healed from sexual acting out and addiction. Here is a guide to help you get started.
Read MoreAt the Heart of the Opioid Epidemic
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The Opioid epidemic has many contributors, from prescription drug profits, high school football injuries, insurance companies, to false research supporting their prescription. But at the heart of this epidemic is a critical question:
What do you do with your pain?
Read MoreThe singing mentor
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To be told stories is to be mentored. To grow up as a young man and hear stories from the old men is an invaluable gift, to be neglected those stories is to be malnourished and cursed. Here's a short reflection on how Tom Petty served in this role for me, as well as how we should serve in that role for others.
Read MoreGod's preference for the small
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God's eye is towards the small and insignificant. So, why isn't ours?
Read MoreFree Play for your Child's Health (and your sanity)
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Too much activity has been proven to be detrimental for children. So, how do we set up enough time for our children to engage in a healthy amount of free play?
Read More5 Lies about Emotion, and why feelings are important
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How do you think emotion fits into your spiritual life? Is it helpful, harmful, neutral? Here is a look at five misunderstandings much of the American church seems to have about emotion, as well as an argument for why they are essential to your growth as a Christian.
Read More4 strategies to silence the critical voices in your head
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How can you hush the voice in your mind that just won't stop beating you down? How can you silence the accusations unjustly hurled at you? Here are four techniques that will lead you towards relief and restoration.
Read MoreCrowned with Glory: Remarkably small - Inestimably Valuable
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What did David mean when he said the heavens declare the glory of God? Contemplate with me on the vastness of a beautiful universe, our smallness in this vastness, and God's valuing us above all other things He created.
Read MorePoem: To be loved, To be known
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A poem considering what it is to be known or unknown, loved or unloved.
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What we lose when we avoid pain
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What do you have to lose by avoiding pain? What happens when you numb out, distract yourself or medicate?
Read MoreA Full Kind of Life
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Jesus said he came to give life, and that to the fullest. What did he mean by that? What is life to the full and how do we have it?
Read MoreEmbracing Disappointment
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How are we supposed to handle our disappointments at work, home, church and in relationships? Branden offers a four step process to help you move towards acceptance.
Read MoreCompassion With Your Doubt
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What do you do with your doubts about God, Scripture, and faith? How do you believe God reacts to these doubts? Read this meditation on Jesus' engagement with Thomas a week after his resurrection.
Read MoreCultivate your Child's Worldview
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As parents, we shape our child's worldview, whether we are intentional about it or not. In this post, Branden looks at different ways parents tend to do this, and helpful advice on how to cultivate their worldview in a healthy way.
Read MoreCelebrate the Small Stuff
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Making changes in your life comes in fits and starts. Rather than hinging your success on major gains, learn to celebrate the small stuff. Branden offers several practical ways to celebrate, as well as how to notice the 'small stuff'.
Read More6 Resources for Growth: Resources > Responsibilities
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Regardless of what changes you are trying to make in life, remember that your resources need to outweigh your responsibilities for change to happen. This post looks at 6 pragmatic ways to increase your resources so that you can attain the change you desire.
Read MoreRemembering with Gratitude
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Gratitude is more than an emotional response, it is a choice and an action. Here are several ways to grow your gratitude and enhance your life.
Read MoreA Country Boy Can Survive...But Can He Grow?
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When it comes to dealing with our emotional life, survival is not enough. To be perfectly honest, survival is what leads us into addiction, affairs, overwork or overplay (to name a few). What we need is growth.
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