Mindset
Our priorities and actions spring forth from our thoughts. Cultivating a Christian mindset means aligning our thinking with Scripture and adopting a worldview based on biblical truth.
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Coping With a Vulnerability Hangover: Help for the Christian
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a vulnerability hangover? If you’re human, my guess is yes. But maybe you didn’t have words to label what you felt. One website defines…
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You Become What You Behold: Five Scriptures to Remember
My first job after college earned me an apartment, a car, and spending money which went mostly toward clothing purchases. During those days, I opened Vogue magazine more often than I opened my…
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The Gift of Smallness and the Path to Peace
Six months ago I drove past a nursing home. As I slowed to a stop at a red light, I glanced up at the five-story building. In the dark of the night, I…
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A Prayerful Journaling Practice to Foster Peace, Contentment, and Growth
I’ve picked up and put down my journaling habit throughout the years. Although I may wish for stacks of identical journals filled with details from each stage of life, the reality looks more…
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Do You Want Lasting Peace? Start Here
This is the season of mosquito bites. Mosquitos hone in on me while ignoring everyone else and cover my legs with bites. Those itchy pink spots cry out to be scratched, but scratching…
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Knowing Your Processing Style and Why It Matters
We all hear about arguments between couples that start with a simple or even ridiculous squabble. I remember thinking, “Are we really arguing right now about bedskirts?” Driving home from work, I was…
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Dealing With the Real Question Behind “What is My Identity in Christ?”
There is no lack of articles that address the idea of what it means to find our identity in Christ. Compilations of Bible verses lay out a stunning display of God’s thoughts about…
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How to Cease Our Striving
Do you know what it’s like to let out a sigh of relief when a burden or weight is lifted from your mind? The heavy heart is replaced with a light one. The…
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How to Use This Season for Spiritual Growth
When I think back to this time in my life, I will want to know I invested in my spiritual growth, my nearness to Christ. We have an opportunity now to reinvent routines…
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A Checklist to Change Your Mindset
I think about this verse a lot and often wonder how I’m supposed to do it. Our mindsets and thoughts can be framed in so many different ways. With our minds we receive…