If you read through the gospels, it’s clear from the words that Jesus speaks and even the way that he lives that he calls his followers to a life of denial. Utter abandon, really. Leave everything and follow me. Hate your mother and your brother, and enter my kingdom. Sell all you have, then come …
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Control, Our Worst Enemy
I’ve written a lot about the issue of control on my blog, but I want to explore this topic some more, because I see it as a root of so many of our struggles. I believe that this need we all feel to be in control is the number one thing that separates us from …
Forward Motion
Part 1 Forward motion. It’s harder than it sounds, yet also simpler. Perspective. Perspective is everything. Perspective kills or builds. When it builds, we experience life. Life propels us forward to take ground. Choice. Every moment presents a multitude of choices. We often don’t realize this, but there is never a time when we don’t …
True Security
For most—if not all—of us, the desire for a sense of control is a natural tendency. And understandably so. If we are to be honest, it is nothing short of fear that is at the base of this desire. There are countless things to fear in this world. Countless. So we go through life searching …
Denica McCall 