Finding Purpose by Serving Others
If you are looking to find your purpose in life, it may not be in a career or even a ministry. The Bible gives us a good indication of our purpose by listening to an ancient prophet.
Identity and Purpose: aligning your behavior to your identity in Christ
Too often the behavior of Christians doesn’t line up with their claim to be God’s child, earning the name: hypocrite. This post looks at the need to align your behavior with your identity in Christ as God’s child and follower of Jesus.
How to Write a Better Story for Your Life
If you don’t like the way your life is turning out, perhaps it’s time to take control and write a better, more fulfilling story for your life. This post provides four practical steps to help you begin crafting a new and improved life narrative.
How to Recover from Loss, Grief, and Exile
Experiencing loss is much like being sent into a deep emotional exile. The intense grief that accompanies loss can leave you feeling isolated and disconnected from the life you once knew and cherished. However, it is possible to find your way back. Here are five practical steps you can take to begin the journey of healing and restoration, ultimately returning to a life full of hope and flourishing.
Victim Mentality: Who or What is Controlling You?
A victim mentality is when you feel helpless to make changes because you believe you are trapped in your circumstances. Yet you may not be as immobile or powerless as you think. Learn practical steps to reclaim your agency and begin finding freedom again.
Temptation and How to Develop Self-Control
Learn ten practical ways to strengthen your self-control so you can better resist temptation, based on insights from the book The Willpower Instinct.
Deep Hurt, Deep Healing: Finding a New Identity in Christ
This is part three in a four-part series on Deep Hurt, Deep Healing, focusing on how to overcome the persistent pain of shame. In this post, F. Remy Diederich explores how God’s boundless love and unconditional forgiveness serve as the essential starting point for the deep healing process. By embracing these truths, you can begin to reclaim your life fully and move forward towards lasting restoration and peace.
Deep Hurt, Deep Healing: What is Shame
If you have been deeply hurt, have you found deep healing? Our hurt is often rooted in the pain of shame. But what is shame and where did it come from? Why to we suffer from it? This post will explore these questions.
Unconditional Forgiveness: Is it Biblical?
Unconditional forgiveness is the belief that you forgive someone even if they show no sign of remorse or change. Is this biblical? In this post you will learn about the three levels of forgiveness outlined in the Bible.
Set Healthy Boundaries: Four guidelines
People often wonder whether it’s healthy to set boundaries in a relationship. If so, where should those boundaries be drawn and how can they be communicated clearly and kindly? Did Jesus model boundaries in his own relationships and ministry? This post will offer practical direction and guidelines for establishing boundaries in your relationships so they can become more resilient, respectful, and less stressful for everyone involved.
Two Halves of Life (Richard Rohr) - Day 23
Richard Rohr speaks about there being two halves to life. In order to successfully enter the second half it requires a stripping of much of what you’ve worked hard to achieve. This post is part of a series taken from the book, Return from Exile.
Setting Boundaries in Seven Steps
Setting boundaries is not meant to punish. But consequences are necessary to gain the space and respect you desire. Here are seven steps to creating healthy boundaries in a relationship.
romantic affairs: eight warning signs
How do people end up having a romantic affair? People that you’d never expect. It can happen to anyone and this post offers eight warning signs to help you, or someone you know, avoid a trap you don’t want to fall into.
Don't Let Guilt Go Sour On You
There’s a purpose for guilt. But sometimes we hold onto guilt once it’s served its purpose. And then it becomes destructive. This post looks at guilt and the power of being forgiven.
god’s Forgiveness Makes You Perfect In his Eyes
The forgiveness of God is often misunderstood. It’s underestimated. The Bible tells us that God’s forgiveness is so complete that the forgiven person is viewed as perfect in God’s eyes. If you long for God’s forgiveness, this post is for you.
Jesus Dealt With Your Past
Sometimes our past sin and failure hangs over us like a cloud. We wonder if that cloud will ever lift and we can live a new life. This post continues a series that looks at personal failure and how to reclaim your life.
Forgiveness Let's You Start Over
Is there hope for the future when you’ve made a mess of your life? Can you ever be forgiven or forgive yourself? This is the second post in a series that looks at these questions and offers answers that will encourage you and bring you hope.
Recovering From a Crash and Burn Experience
When you’ve experience a crash and burn moment in your life, is there any hope? Or is all hope lost? Or is there a way to move forward and recreate your life? This is the last post in a series wrestling with these questions and offering answers.
Exile always follows a Crash and Burn
When you hit rock bottom after a crash and burn experience, you may feel like you are in exile. But exile isn't a dead end—it's a new beginning. Learn how this period of separation from your old life offers a fresh perspective and helps you rebuild your relationship with God.
How to Recover from a Crash and Burn
When self-destruction hits, why is exile essential? Learn how this period of separation helps you break cycles, start over, and transform your past into a powerful comeback story.