If you’ve ever heard a parent or loved one say to you, “Get over it!” you know the emptiness that phrase dumps on you. It’s a common phrase in our individualistic Western culture, however. We think we are tough, should be tough, want to be tough, but what we are really looking for is strength, …
Wish you knew how to be calm during conflict? Dare 4: Whatever We Pay Attention to Grows Stephanie watched the door to the car close. She took a deep breath and started walking toward the paper company headquarters, where she worked as a sales representative. Her brow furrowed and concern washed across her face as …
You know that ugly, despairing, discouraged, pit-dwelling spot when you feel like nothing you do or say matters…? I know what that’s like. I know you do, too. Sometimes this verse motivates, and sometimes, it sucks the life out of me – that’s when things are so hard you don’t know how to do the …
Something is missing from our viral lists of 101 Ways to Respect Your Husband, and 101 Ways to Love Your Wife – it’s a list of 101 Ways to Respect Yourself. We shy away from this topic in Christiandom because we think it breeds selfishness – and it might – but to ignore it breeds …