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Drinking the bitter cup

By Chris Jackson

August 5, 2019

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I don’t want to go through this. I don’t want this to be my life. I don’t want an addicted child, or an ill spouse, or the stigma of bankruptcy or divorce. I don’t want my plans to fail or my best efforts to come up short. I don’t want…

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The heart needs time to heal

By Chris Jackson

April 29, 2019

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Your heart was not designed to be constantly beat up without having time to recover and heal. Even if you are in a season of life where you are facing an endless succession of difficulties—indeed, especially if you are in one of those seasons—you must find ways to let your…

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Lost causes (in ministry)

By Chris Jackson

April 15, 2019

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Lost causes. Do you know any? I am sure you do. In fact, if you were to pause right now and think about the ministers that you have known, you could probably identify several that have gotten shipwrecked in their ministries, their personal lives, and even their faith. Some of…

Character Communication emotional health For Church Leaders forgiveness Recovery Relationships

Heart Punch

By Chris Jackson

March 29, 2019

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Have you ever been punched in the heart? Not your literal, physical heart, but your more vulnerable internal one? You will know if you have, simply by gauging your emotional reaction to the term. Heart punch. It is a blow that thuds into your emotions leaving you feeling sad, sickened,…

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Messy but Magnificent

By Chris Jackson

January 3, 2019

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One of the pastors that I work with at Grace recently shared with me a theme for one of her upcoming ministry areas in 2019 and it was so good that I have to share it with you. Her inspired ministry theme is messy but magnificent. Don’t you love it?…

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