Category: church
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Anxiety and Sin: Stop the Accusations
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Anxiety is such a hot topic today. I’m thoroughly vexed over the well-intended remarks that the church throws around in an effort to band-aid those who suffer from their anxious states. This is a HUGE problem. When Is Anxiety a Sin Issue? The first issue that I want to address…
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Dear Church, Please Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Mental Illness
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Dear Church, You’re hurting, and I see you. This is a problem. The pandemic of depression, anxiety, and crippling mental illness will not discriminate. Church, you are in the world, and the world is susceptible to brokenness. You are not immune to a broken spirit or a broken body. It…
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Love and Light Devotional Series – Day 5
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For the previous days’ devotionals, see this link. Catching On We can challenge the status quo or norms of society through civil man-made attempts to change our culture, and that is good. We can also go behind the scenes and pull some aces from up our sleeves, letting God’s Spirit…
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Love and Light Devotional Series – Day 4
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This is Day 4 of a 5-day devotional series. For previous devotionals posted, follow this link. Feel the Burn No athlete enjoys the burn of the workout they perform. But there is a good burn to endure if you want to reap the results of your efforts. In the state…
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Love and Light Devotional Series – Day 3
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For Day 1’s devotional, follow this link. For Day 2’s devotional, follow this link. This is a devotional series on encouraging love and light in your daily walk with God. This is day three’s devotional on the nature of love being like a fire. Love is a Fire Fire burns,…
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Love and Light Devotional Series Day 2
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For Day 1’s content, follow this link. This is a devotional series on encouraging love and light in your daily walk with God. This is day two’s devotional on fanning the flame of your faith to a greater fire. Fan the Flame God’s power manifests through fuel (His Word) and…
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Love and Light Devotional Series Day 1
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It Starts with a Spark Damp, quenched wicks cannot light. It takes a dry thread or filament to catch the flame of a lit match. In the same way, our spirits ignite with immediate heat and light that starts from supernatural spiritual re-birth into eternity. God’s Spirit is an all-consuming…
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Serious About Serious Series: What Every Pastor Should Know About Serious Mental Illness
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Here’s the first of a series of posts on Serious Mental Illness, “Serious About Serious Series: What Every ____ Should Know About Serious Mental Illness”. I’m going to publish these posts in this series as best and as accurately as possible because this is such a misunderstood subject. In this…
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Playing Church No More
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You may think like I erroneously did, that God hasn’t been at work very much in the church, particularly the American church. But as a fellow American Christian, I’m encouraged that I’m not the only one who is done “playing church”. We ought to continue our faithful relationship with our…
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Recommended Reading: Not Quite Fine
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Carlene Hill Byron is a friend on the mental health advocacy “webosphere” and she graciously offered for me to read and review her first published work, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another. By just looking at the quality of the cover design, it’s actually…