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I Gave Up Worry for Lent

Consider taking 40 days to give up a deep-seated sin.

I am not part of a church that regularly practices Lent, but the last few years I thought it would be good for me to give up something for 40 days, helping me to see my addictions and dependencies. In our indulgent, instant-gratification ...

News You Can Use

Today's headlines can help you positively impact your world.

I love the news. Like my black coffee, I like it unadorned, straightforward, and hot. So I begin my day with the local morning ...

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Rediscovering Lent

Lent is meant to be much more than a muscle contest for the will. Rather, through fasting and focus, Lent helps us to enter into close communion with Jesus as we ponder our sinfulness and the grace coming at Calvary.

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The Spiritual Discipline of Not Staying Put

Instead of planting roots, what if God wants us to have wings?

According to the 2011 Census, the average American will move approximately 11 times in their life, more if they're in the military. One year, my family and I moved more than 100 times.

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Getting the "More" We Really Want

Four steps to overcoming that feeling of being held back

No one wants to be held back in life. Yet the reality is, some statistics suggest that more than 70 million people say they are.