F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com ...reclaim your life Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Five Ways to Face the Fear of Change http://www.readingremy.com/five-ways-to-face-the-fear-of-change/ http://www.readingremy.com/five-ways-to-face-the-fear-of-change/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:04 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2202 We all face change. You can’t avoid it. Because of that, we all face the fear of change. Change is built into our life experience as we make natural transitions from one stage of life to the next. We move from grade school to middle school. From middle school to high school. From high school [...]

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]]> http://www.readingremy.com/fear-of-the-worst-case-scenario/feed/ 2 Finding Your Significance in God’s Love http://www.readingremy.com/finding-your-significance-in-gods-love/ http://www.readingremy.com/finding-your-significance-in-gods-love/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:35:03 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2176 In my last post I looked at the fear of insignificance. I quoted the Bible verse that tells us how God’s perfect love drives out fear and gives us significance. I want to add more to that thought today. Perfect Love Drives Out Fear Another verse that helps me understand the unconditional nature of God’s [...]

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]]> http://www.readingremy.com/finding-your-significance-in-gods-love/feed/ 1 Facing the Fear of Insignificance http://www.readingremy.com/facing-the-fear-of-insignificance/ http://www.readingremy.com/facing-the-fear-of-insignificance/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:41:26 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2167 I’m continuing my discussion on fear. I’ve been reading Max Lucado’s book, FEARLESS, and he says this about being insignificant Do we matter? We fear we don’t. We fear nothingness, insignificance. We fear evaporation. We fear that in the last tabulation we make no contribution to the final sum. We fear coming and going and [...]

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]]> http://www.readingremy.com/facing-the-fear-of-insignificance/feed/ 1 How to Overcome Fear with Faith: Part Two http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-overcome-fear-with-faith-part-two/ http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-overcome-fear-with-faith-part-two/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:06:15 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2161 This is part two to How to Overcome Fear with Faith. I’m looking at the story of Jesus being arrested to learn four things about fear. First it’s is like darkness. Second, fear lies to us. Third, fear turns us into control freaks. Max Lucado agrees. He says in his book, FEARLESS: Fear corrodes our [...]

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]]> http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-overcome-fear-with-faith-part-two/feed/ 2 How to Overcome Your Fear with Faith http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-overcome-your-fear-with-faith/ http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-overcome-your-fear-with-faith/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:27:14 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2154 I recently started a series called Facing Your Fear. I’m going to share bits and pieces of it in the coming weeks. You can listen or read the entire messages by visiting my church’s website. Fear is About the Unknown Fear is an interesting topic because we all face it whether we realize it or [...]

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]]> http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-overcome-your-fear-with-faith/feed/ 1 Jesus’ Suffering Offers Us Hope http://www.readingremy.com/jesus-suffering-offers-us-hope/ http://www.readingremy.com/jesus-suffering-offers-us-hope/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:17:54 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2131 I recently wrote about how to return from exile, that is, a time in your life where you got off track and life became very hard and lonely. I mentioned that you can end up in that place for a variety of reasons. It can be because you rejected God, made a bad decision, or had [...]

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]]> http://www.readingremy.com/how-to-recover-from-loss-grief-and-exile/feed/ 2 The Meaning of Lent and Exile http://www.readingremy.com/the-meaning-of-lent-and-exile/ http://www.readingremy.com/the-meaning-of-lent-and-exile/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:37:21 +0000 F. Remy Diederich http://www.readingremy.com/?p=2107 It’s interesting how many religious holidays we celebrate that we don’t understand. Lent is one of them. Most Christians could probably tell you that Lent has something to do with the weeks leading up to Easter. They might add that it’s a time of fasting and reflection. But beyond that, Lent is a bit of [...]

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