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How to Quiet the Voices in Our Heads

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“I should get up and do my laundry.” “I should get my steps above 6,000.” “I should unsubscribe from that streaming platform I am no longer using.”  “I should go to bed earlier. I should wake up earlier.” These are just some of the milder “shoulds” that pass through my head on any given day.
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It's Time to Take the Guilt Out of Your Bible Reading

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You start off the new year with a plan to follow–to finish the whole Bible in one year. But by the time the third week of January rolls around, you’re three days behind, equivalent to 12 to 15 chapters to catch up on. The doubt about actually doing this creeps in. The guilt of not doing what you said you’d do piles up. 
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Stuck in a Job You Don't Like?

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Asking ourselves honest questions can help us understand and address our dissatisfaction in a God-honouring, God-pleasing way.
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Why Bother with God?

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I was once what you might call an apatheist. Where atheists are committed to denying God’s existence, apatheists are happy to keep the God question at arm’s length.
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Making Decisions—How to Trust the Spirit (and Not Just Your Gut)

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What course should I take? What career should I pursue? Who should I date—and marry? Making decisions in life is hard enough, but it’s even harder as a Christian...
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When Following Jesus Costs You Your Job

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“Today it became clear to me that my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square”. Those were the words of Andrew Thorburn upon stepping down as CEO of the Essendon Football Club, after a mere 24 hours in the role.
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3 Truths from Jesus on Brokenness and Loss

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We are called to shine the light of Christ, but bringing light and hope has never been more difficult, as we face societal rage at institutions along with a deep sense of displacement and loss.
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8 Ways We Can Be Kinder to Ourselves

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Our minds are often so vulnerable to self-criticisms and ruthless inner dialogues—“I can’t do anything right”, “I am not good enough”—that we find it easier to speak kindly to others than to ourselves. But given what Christ has done for us at the cross, the way we put ourselves down is not something that God desires for us.
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3 Things to Do When You’re Feeling Demotivated in Ministry

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“Apathy” was ranked as the single biggest concern of 2022, according to Lifeway Research’s survey of 1,000 pastors on their churches’ most pressing needs.