Blog - Joy to the Soul

14 Feb

Next Step: Be You

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Do you know who you are? I admit it’s a loaded question. We’re all born with God’s intentions infused with our parents’ genes. But as life’s experiences enter into the mix, a lot changes — and it’s not all good. However, the course we take makes a difference. It makes...

01 Feb

Next Step: Be Truthful

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Affirmation, Next Step Series

You may be familiar with the game “Two Truths and A Lie.” It’s a familiar icebreaker where participants tell two facts and one falsehood about themselves. The game allows members of a group to get to know each other with a few laughs along the way. I don’t do well...

28 Jan

When Afraid Fall Faith Forward

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What do you do when you’re afraid? I tend to flee. In my haste, sometimes I fall. Once, I landed in a state of emotional upheaval. Another time I slipped on a pile of unmet expectations — the kind that anticipated success but couldn’t handle failure. But one day grace broke...

24 Jan

Next Step: Be Kind

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Next Step Series

kīnd\ (adjective) – showing or growing out of gentleness or goodness of heart. As I look in the public square, it’s easy to see a kindness deficit. Tempers flare in our political atmosphere and divisions widen in our nation’s demographic. Surely there is hope. But, if we reject goodness in the...

17 Jan

Next Step: Be Teachable

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