Tag: freedom
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Getting Free from Pornography—with Sathiya Sam
It’s the 3 A’s – accessible, anonymous and affordable. It’s also addictive. Many people want out or are filled with shame or guilt. But there is real help and hope. This episode is a talk with Sathiya Sam, a recovery coach, host of The Man Within podcast, creator of a recovery system, and author of…
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Freed to serve [Sermon]
“The truth will set you free.” So said Jesus. Aren’t we already free? Not necessarily. Good things are both now and in the future. This sermon on John 8:31-38 explores just these things.
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How can I make rest happen when I feel like I’m on a hamster wheel?
How can I make rest happen when I feel like I’m on a hamster wheel? I was asked this at a Q & A forum. Here’s my response.
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The Difference Between Being “Judgmental” and Using Judgment
“Don’t judge me!” You’ve heard it. I’ve heard it. Someone has judged you. Or you’ve been accused. Maybe you judge bikers as being of a certain “kind.” And while I don’t know much about bikers, I know that many of them would die for one another out of loyalty. In many respects, that’s an admirable…
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I Am Not In A Concentration Camp (And Neither Are You)
Every once in a while I happen upon a lightning-bolt reminder of something vital. Something that causes you to pause, take stock, and clean and refocus your lens which has become dirty from the gunk of daily life in a strange world. I had one of those a few weeks ago. It was the convergence of…
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Be Our Primary Disease (A Prayer For Us—with apologies to Walter Brueggemann)
Stuff gets into us. A germ here, a seed of spiritual sickness there. You think you’re opening the door for a special gift delivery and a rat scurries in under your feet. A bad habit, a temptation continually fed and growing… You know the one. Part of Lent’s purpose is to purge ourselves of unwelcome…
