Category Archives: going deeper

live free ‘determination’

August 25, 2008 – 9:02 am

I love that it’s God’s work in us that transforms us, gives us what we need to go deep with him, to live powerfully in the face of the big stuff that shakes up our life or the smaller stuff that messes up our day.
So do I sit back and just let him carry it […]

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live free ‘forgiveness’

August 18, 2008 – 8:00 am

Forgiveness is hard. But God knows that. He knows it doesn’t immediately erase years of pain. He also knows that my letting go in forgiveness is just as important for me as it is for those I need to forgive. Here’s a quote from Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal–A Journey Out of Self-Injury:
God is all about forgiveness […]

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live free ‘boldness’

August 11, 2008 – 8:00 am

Boldness.
What is it? Is it acting strong and standing up to anything we don’t like or agree with? Stepping out and doing something on a dare to prove ourselves? Toughing it out and not letting anyone know the fears that really shake us up? For some these ideas might define boldness.
As usual—and this is a good […]

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