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Not just a Sex Addiction – Pornography

Not just a Sex Addiction – Pornography
There is a great deal written about the toxic aspects of pornography in the lives of people from many walks of life and sadly, this material is far less than the easy, abundant clicks to access mountains of online pornography.   The insidiousness of Internet porn is reaching into the lives of many men (at…
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Life is.

Life is.
As I make the transition into the second half of my life, I am noticing a number of subtle changes that are working their way through my life.   At times the changes go unnoticed until I encounter a snag in a particular area which applies the right kind of pressure in just the right…
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Winning the Battles in your Mind

Winning the Battles in your Mind
Have you ever been thinking about a situation in your life and before you know it you are engaged in a full-on battle with the various players in your mind?!  They launch out with the argument you expect, to which you fire back a masterfully delivered retort, and back and forth and before you know…
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Restoring Fallen Leaders

Restoring Fallen Leaders
It seems we are always looking for heroes, someone to place upon a pedestal and inevitably they fall from the heights we have elevated them!  Sometimes it is simply they don't live up to the unrealistic expectations we place upon them but sometimes they fall from the pedestal because of their actions.  Recent history is…
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Poetry as a Prayer Catalyst

Poetry as a Prayer Catalyst
Have you ever seen those frustrating pictures?  You know the ones. The kind that if you stare at them long enough and hard enough, from the right angle and you will see a hidden image?  I always find these frustrating because naturally, I tend to take things at face value but if I’m not careful,…
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Money, Giving and the Obligation of Love

Money, Giving and the Obligation of Love
The subject of giving and money often are areas of contention in many communities and perhaps no more so than in Church communities. There are many high profile and many everyday examples of an unhealthy emphasis on money which contributes to the fairly widely held belief that Church is more concerned about money than anything…
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Devotion Untangled

Devotion Untangled
Rhythms of the Heart -  In this video edition, Michael explores the role of devotion or spiritual practices for your unique life.  Because each person is uniquely created, one size DOESN"T fit all!   Unchain yourself from unhealthy religious obligation and practices which may just not be a good fit for you and your spiritual journey.…
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Challenges Ripe with Opportunity – Leadership

Challenges Ripe with Opportunity – Leadership
Whether we realize it or not, all of us are leading in a multiplicity of ways all the time and while we may lead well verbally, our actions and posture may be saying something else!  Leading well is as much an art form as it's models and strategies.   One such example of this is how…
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Don't be Too Quick to Share a Good Idea

Don't be Too Quick to Share a Good Idea
If you are like me you get lots of ideas!  Ideas about a lot of different things - how things can be improved, made more efficient, add more depth to life - lots of them.  I have to admit though, not all those ideas have been good ideas!  I have my fair share of bad…
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Is our Spiritual Life Connected to Real Life?

Is our Spiritual Life Connected to Real Life?
Many people are realizing the disconnect between their faith life and their everyday life, and this sense of disconnection is inhibiting the deep life transformations so many of us are looking for in Christ. In this video, Dallas Willard talks about spiritual growth, the church, and our responsibility as it relates to these.  Willard says…
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