If you missed Parts One and Two, just click here or here to catch up. 3. What is the Answer to Overcoming Fear? A. “Fear not.” I have been told that this phrase appears 365 times in the Bible, one for every day. Now that is nice but just telling someone who is struggling with […]
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If you missed Part One of this post, you can read it here. 2. Who are you afraid of? Many people live in fear of another person. Peer pressure and the desire to be a people pleaser can be motivated by fear. In the Old Testament, there is a fascinating story about Elijah the prophet.
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Do You have a monster hiding under your bed or lurking in your closet? For many people, the monster that they battle is fear. I was a police officer for almost 30 years. I had a great career and got to do a lot of fun things. There were also many, many times when things
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In Brazil, it is not uncommon for many churches to close down for a couple of weeks at Christmas and New Year. It is the middle of the Summer here and many people schedule their vacations around the holidays. C3 Curitiba shut down for the two weeks of Christmas and New Year. This was the
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“Good leaders influence their audience; great leaders influence the world.” Michael Hyatt Leadership equals influence. Leaders influence people. A question that I have been mulling over lately is, “How do I increase the reach of my influence?” Is that even possible? Can a leader enlarge their own leadership platform? For many leaders, this is not even a
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This is such a great reminder for all of us as we move into a new year. *No decision is unimportant. *Every step we take is getting us closer to or further away from our goals. *”There is no neutral ground in the universe. Every square inch, every split second is claimed by God, and
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The social media world has become very noisy. For most of us, it is hard to project our voice over the continuous, loud clamor of all the others on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, etc. For most people, this really is not a problem. If all someone is doing on social media is posting pictures of
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Well Christmas and New Years were a bit different for us this year. Thankfully, we were able to Skype with our families back in the US on Christmas Day. Other than that, Annie and I had a very quiet Christmas Day. In Brazil, most families celebrate Christmas with family on Christmas Eve. We were invited
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By Annie Spell “Love is patient, Love is kind…Love always protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres.” 1 Cor. 13:8-9 “If you forgive others…your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive others, then your Heavenly Father won’t forgive you…” Matt. 6:14-15 Parenting always seemed to me to be a choice of whether I would react
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“Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it.” One of the greatest skills that parents can impart to their children is how to make good choices. Our lives are the sum total of the choices that we make. While it is easy to fall into
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