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Peace or Adrenaline?

By Chris Jackson

December 23, 2016

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Which word best describes the consistent state of your soul this Christmas: peace or adrenaline? Are you living a life of “untroubled, undisturbed composure and well-being” (New Testament Greek definition of “peace”) or are you in a constantly stressed, adrenaline-laced, fight or flight posture? Most of us would align with…

Decision-making Emotions Encouragement Perspective

Note to Self

By Chris Jackson

July 7, 2016

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Dear Self, I’m not sure what you are thinking or how you are feeling right now, but in case you’re not doing too well, I wanted to remind you of some things. Emotions come and go; truth remains. Unfortunately, emotions often feel more powerful than truth, and sometimes we can…

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Inspired when there's no inspiration

By Chris Jackson

April 27, 2016

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It’s easy to feel inspired when you’re inspired (and, yes, I do realize how silly and obvious that sounds), but what do we do when we’re not inspired and yet we’re still expected to perform? How do we get inspired when nothing moves us or awakens our creativity? The Apostle…

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Taking your ball and going home

By Chris Jackson

February 18, 2016

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Have you ever had a Jeremiah day? A Jeremiah day is one where we question our calling, resent the various sacrifices that we have to make in our lives, get angry at God, but then lament our inability to actually walk away from Him. Jeremiah the prophet hit such low…

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Words like blows to the head

By Chris Jackson

February 17, 2015

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In Veronica Roth’s runaway hit novel Allegiant she writes: “It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.” She sure is right isn’t she? Painful words can hit us like sledgehammers, leaving us dazed, broken, and confused. We want to cry, defend, and…

Emotions

Peace or Adrenaline?

Note to Self

Inspired when there's no inspiration

Taking your ball and going home

Words like blows to the head

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