Raw Emotions
Emotions are a confusing issue in the evangelical world. It seems we jump to one of two extremes: either we rely heavily on our emotions, sacrificing truth; or we relegate them to the flesh in...
View ArticleFighting To Forgiveness
It was a beautiful spring day. Praise music drifted from my car speaker, and I didn’t have a care on my mind…until I stepped from the car. Standing with my hand on the gas hose, my thoughts took a...
View ArticleThe Hardest Ones to Forgive by Ane Mulligan
Although I don’t believe in denying or suppressing emotions, I do believe in approaching them with caution and balance. There are times when our reasoning must over-ride our emotional response. This is...
View ArticleA Journey of Self-discovery
Today’s post comes to us from a dear sister in Christ, Joanne Troppello. Joanne is an author of mystery and inspirational romance novels. Her second novel, Mr. Shipley’s Governess, was recently...
View ArticleThe Big Let-Down
It’s the day after Christmas. Some will spend the day cherishing newly made memories. Others will nurse reopened wounds–wounds that took them by surprise when out of the blue, scar tissue ripped off,...
View ArticleFinding God in Our Anger
Many of us are uncomfortable with anger, likely because we’ve seen the damage the emotion, uncontrolled, can produce. We’ve probably, on occasion, created wreckage ourselves. I’ve done both. I’ve been...
View ArticleWhen others CriticIze our calling or ability to live it- Guest Post by Grace fox
We’ve probably all had people verbally attack or try to disqualify us. Those types of encounters can hurt deeply. If we give their words more weight than God’s, we can easily allow other people’s...
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