Category: Obedience
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Identifying Instinctual Emotions and Thoughts
High-stress situations can generate extreme thoughts and emotions. This is normal since our brains are designed to help us avoid danger and stay alive. But over time we can develop patterns of thinking and feeling that lend themselves to dangerous or destructive behavior. Paul reminds us in Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this
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Resolutions Gone Wrong
In the middle of preparing to return from Christmas vacation, I began to feel some trepidation. I love my job. I love my family. I love almost all the responsibilities I’ve been given (except maybe toilet cleaning and laundry). But for some reason I was not excited to enter back into the daily life that
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Where’s My Fig Leaf?
This is a post I did on The Village Church’s website – check it out! http://www.thevillagechurch.net/the-village-blog/wheres-my-fig-leaf/
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“You Hem Me In”
I have a love/hate relationship with Psalm 139. At times it provides such comfort, but once in awhile I find myself doubting the truth in David’s words. Right now I’m mulling over the phrase “You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me” (v. 5). What does it mean to be
Beth M. Broom 