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FOCUS

We have to be careful what we focus on. When we focus on the negative, our thinking becomes negative, and so do our words. When we focus on fear, we become fearful, which spills over into how we live our lives. And when we focus on the mess, we miss out on all the...

Wrestle

When we read Ephesians 6:12, “for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,” we have to remember that Paul was writing to the readers of his time. During this period, men competed during the Greek Olympics and various festivals, and they understood the...

Paddling Upstream

My husband and I love to kayak. Last summer, we tried a new river at a nearby campground – the Muskegon River. As soon as I got in the water, I knew something was different. The current was much stronger than some of the other streams and rivers we’ve...

Labels

Labels. We have all felt them. Often these “sticky notes” we struggle with the most are the ones we’ve gotten from the world. Something is said to us in passing, a diagnosis, a harsh word, a judgment or observation, and it sticks and never goes away....

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