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The Ache of Anger (Part 1)

 “We love or hate our enemies to the same degree that we love or hate ourselves. In the image of the enemy, we will find the mirror in which we may see our own face most clearly.” ~Sam Kean   “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~Edmund Hillary    “Even...

What are you doing here? Part 2

What are you doing here? Part 2

“Sometimes,” said the horse. “Sometimes what?” asked the boy. “Sometimes just getting up and carrying on is brave and magnificent.” ~Mackesy, 2019.   “Nothing is ever too far gone for hope to come find you.” ~Unknown    “Now hope does not disappoint…” ~Romans 5:5 We...

What Are You Doing Here? (Part 1)

What Are You Doing Here? (Part 1)

https://youtu.be/yfuKwVABcyo “Only the heart that hurts has a right to joy.” ~Lewis Smedes    “Nothing is ever too far gone for hope to come find you.” ~Unknown   “Now hope does not disappoint…” ~Romans 5:5   “What are you doing here?” ~God The garden is beautiful,...

The Ache of Depression

“Why, my soul, are you downcast?  Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” ~Psalm 42:11   “The nature of the enemy's warfare in your life is to cause you to become discouraged and to cast away your confidence....

“I’m not strong enough to cry”: The Gift of Tears

“I’m not strong enough to cry”: The Gift of Tears

https://youtu.be/nQ8BHVt-cho “Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It...

Awakening Desire: The Journey Out of Anxiety

Awakening Desire: The Journey Out of Anxiety

https://youtu.be/wY_gCgCh-Yg “A flea can trouble a lion more than the lion can harm a flea.” ~ Kenyan proverb   “Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” ~ Proverbs 12:25   “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” ~ 1...

A Flight from Desire: Core Beliefs Underlying Anxiety

A Flight from Desire: Core Beliefs Underlying Anxiety

https://youtu.be/pLPVUHWCIcY “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” ~Samantha Gluck   “Anxiety is suffering that is yet to find its meaning.” ~ Carl Jung   “I sought the Lord, and he heard me; he delivered me from...

Causes of Anxiety

Causes of Anxiety

https://youtu.be/ApRoJESJebk   “My anxiety is silent. You wouldn't even notice a change on the outside but I'm honestly so stressed I can't even manage simple tasks. People call me lazy when, in reality, I'm just overwhelmed.” ~Samantha Gluck    “I sought the...

Sleeping With Bread | A Conversation About Anxiety

Sleeping With Bread | A Conversation About Anxiety

https://youtu.be/SX8zyQOwAng “It’s not what you eat that gives you indigestion, it’s what’s eating you.” ~ Mark Twain “A part of you was left behind very early in your life: the part that never felt completely received. It is...

A Conversation in Lockdown

A Conversation in Lockdown

Hi Friends, Many of you have journeyed with us in our travels through our blogs or attended a marriage retreat, either in Australia, Kenya, Uganda, India, Sri Lanka or Europe that we have conducted. You are important to us and recently, we launched a new website to...