It seems like more and more book titles these days offer 7 Steps to Success, 5 Secrets to Healthy Relationships or 10 Steps to Whatever. We humans thrive on certainty. We crave a numbered plan that doesn’t change and that, if followed, is sure to work. We also want control and if we can create a more controlled way to live that works, we want it. So, we read our 10 step books, grit our teeth, get our act together and get after …
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I visited with a friend at his office one sunny day several months ago. When I walked into his office on the 17th floor I saw a magnificent view of the rolling hills of north Georgia. The sea of green, the landscape, the wide horizon and the tall Georgia pines were all before me…it was a stunning view. I asked him how far we could see that clear day and he said, “oh, maybe 25 miles or so”…..wow. My …
As a young boy, Frank loved milk. For breakfast he had milk and cereal. At lunch he always drank milk with his sandwich and his mom made him hot chocolate milk after school. And, yes, like all kids, he loved to dip Oreos in his milk. Frank loved it when his mom went to the grocery store to get food…and milk. When Frank was older, he met a dairy farmer while out traveling one day. The farmer asked …
Like American Idol, The X Factor TV show usually features singers who have it all together – attractive young people who can sing and who are usually filled with confidence, attitude and charm. At other times they feature people who you don’t expect to sing well simply because of the way they look….this was the case with Charlotte and Jonathan. Lessons abound, especially for the quick-to-judge audience. Hence the story of Charlotte and Jonathan. While on thier school’s choral team they were paired up on …
Bill Stark’s Faith Story from The 315 Project on Vimeo. Seeking importance, recognition, accolades and peace from what the world offered did not work well for Bill. While some of the world’s riches and glimmer did offer temporary relief and peace, there was no underlying sense of purpose and value. Then, one summer, all the things Bill had relied on to bring happiness and security in life, suddenly were gone. At that point, Bill turned to God in a deeply …
The wind that God blows our way can be a special song that stirs our soul or it can be an event that strikes a chord in us or it can be a mysterious movement in us that seems to haunt us until we take the step we know we are meant to take. A step of faith. …
My wife called me the other day and said her Suburban had a flat tire. I was in the middle of some important work, so I was initially a little frustrated by the interruption. But, I quickly remembered that part of my role as husband is to protect and serve my wife….to save my damsel in distress. So, I confidently raced out of the house to fix the flat. When I got there I quickly crawled under the back …
“The Gift of Being Yourself” is an exceptional investigation of the subject of self-identity. The author, David Benner, is able to masterfully bridge the Biblical paradox of death-to-self and self-discovery. He writes, “For if we find our true self we find God, and if we find God, we find our most authentic self.” We don’t find our true self by seeking self-identity but by seeking God. Benner sees our identity not as a creation but as a discovery and as …
True Identity Ministries is passionate about helping women understand, embrace, and learn to walk in all aspects of their true identity in Christ to be set free to be all God designed them to be, through retreats, conferences, workshops, study groups, and written materials. http://www.trueidentityministries.org …