Tag: growth
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Healing Requires Consent
There is an uncomfortable truth in trying to rescue people: not everyone wants to be rescued. There is a striking detail in the Gospel of John that is easy to skim over. Jesus approaches a man who has been disabled for 38 years, sitting by the Pool of Bethesda, and asks him a startling question:…
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The Divine Adjustment
We’ve all experienced that subtle, nagging discomfort when a bone in our back or neck slips slightly out of place. At first, you might try to ignore it. You keep moving, pushing through the day, compensating for the stiffness. But over time, every single movement requires double the energy. You’re constantly fighting friction, fatigue, and…
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No Take-Backs: The Ancient Law That Secures Your Identity Today
We all have family phrases that carry their own weight. In my family, we have a shorthand rule for the moments when someone gets married, or when a child goes to stay with another family member. We look at each other and say, “No take-backs.” It’s our way of saying that the boundary lines have…
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The Internal Highway
Psalm 84:5 (NIV) “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.” We aren’t meant to settle for the stagnant waters of the familiar. We are meant for the journey. So, when that holy homesickness stirs in your soul today, don’t fight it, and don’t fear the motion of the…
