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Do you have a Genuine Relationship with God? – 10 Diagnostic Questions
How do you know if you have a genuine relationship with God? In this new year, let's renew our relationship with God - let's recommit to the beauty, intensity and exhilaration that a life of following His plan brings. Let's use the following 10 questions to evaluate...
The Difference between Magic and Miracles…
A letter for the New Year... I'm so tired of Hallmark and Pixar stealing the word miracle and degrading it to "magic". The world would have us believe that the two concepts are completely interchangeable... or else, if there has to be a difference, that magic is a...
Is it Possible for my Love for God to be too Emotional?
Oh, My God, I love Thee! (the undeniable cry of my heart as long as I have charismatic gifts, my prayers are answered, and the music at Church was moving). Oh yes, the feeling is incredible, the Jesus-high! Higher than any other earthly high. Tears come easy over...
How to Practice Mortification in Everyday Life
The ability to make sacrifices in service of a greater good is the hallmark of maturity. - Jordan Peterson Despite the horrors and negative connotations connected with its name, all mortification means is simply that one chooses what is right over how they "feel". It...
What is Mortification? – Archaic Masochism or Indispensable Spiritual Discipline
The word mortification is a terrifying one. It literally comes from the Latin mortificare that means "to put to death", specifically, in traditional understanding, "the desires of the flesh". It was considered essential for salvation back in the day and it conjures...
Are the 4 “Pillars of Self-Care” Equally Yolked? – Changing the Analogy for Happiness
I’ve often heard of the 4 "Pillars of Self-Care" (also called “Levels of the Self”/ “Aspects of Personhood” / “Facets of Wellness”) described as 4 legs on a table - you know, where if one of the legs is weak, the table is unstable? It’s an analogy I have loved and...