Depression

God is in the business of making broken things whole.  It is through the life of His spirit that we are brought back to wholeness.  Nothing that has occurred in our past is allowed to have sovereign reign in our life when we summon the God of the universe for assistance. Those parts of our…

KAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling When I was in middle school, I attended a conference with my mom focused on creating support for the children in our communities. There was an activity where about twenty of us stood in a circle and used string to form a web,…

#25 IN MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER JOURNEY THROUGH ROBERT MCGEE’S BEST-SELLING BOOK, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE We Only Believe What We See Our greatest obstacle to experiencing regeneration is that we don’t look different and sometimes we don’t act much differently. As we recognize the results of justification, reconciliation, and propitiation (which we’ve discuss in recent blog postings), we…

Despite our circumstances, we need to always remember that our worth is secure in Him. We need to be honest about the pain, the anger, the disappointment, and the loneliness of our past. We need to put ourselves in relationships that will encourage us to feel what we may have suppressed for many years. This…

#18 IN MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER JOURNEY THROUGH ROBERT MCGEE’S BEST-SELLING BOOK, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE. Though we were God’s enemies, He loved us and longed to rescue us from our sins, designating the sinless Christ to become our substitute. Only Christ could avert God’s righteous wrath against sin, so in love the Father kept silent as Jesus hung…

#9 IN MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER JOURNEY THROUGH ROBERT MCGEE’S BEST-SELLING BOOK, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE. Instead of being refreshed by the fruit of God’s love, if we have been deeply wounded, we may recoil from it, believing that we are unlovable. We may be fearful of reaching out and being hurt again. Whatever the cause, the result is…

#5 IN MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER JOURNEY THROUGH ROBERT MCGEE’S BEST-SELLING BOOK, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE. How much of your life have you wasted trying to gain the approval of others? My Performance + Your Approval = My Self-Worth Our self-concept is determined not only by how we view ourselves, but by how we think others perceive us. Basing…

#2 IN MY CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER JOURNEY THROUGH ROBERT MCGEE’S BEST-SELLING BOOK, THE SEARCH FOR SIGNIFICANCE.. The fear of failure can affect our lives in many ways. Recognizing and confronting teh fear of failure in each of these experiences could result in dramatic changes in your life. Although we all will continue to experience the fear of failure to…

SECOND IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NIV Joy is usually synonymous with happiness. But even in our daily conversations, we make the distinction that happiness and joy are two…

SECOND IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE BLESSED LIFE, BY TROY DOBBS “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 Seeing God Kind Of Like Santa Claus There seems to be a trend in today’s culture – albeit Christian culture – that God exists for you and me….