A Full Kind of Life
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Jesus said he came to give life, and that to the fullest. What did he mean by that? What is life to the full and how do we have it?
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Embracing Disappointment
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How are we supposed to handle our disappointments at work, home, church and in relationships? Branden offers a four step process to help you move towards acceptance.
Read MoreCompassion With Your Doubt
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What do you do with your doubts about God, Scripture, and faith? How do you believe God reacts to these doubts? Read this meditation on Jesus' engagement with Thomas a week after his resurrection.
Read MoreHelping Your Child Cope with Fear
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You cannot completely protect your child from all fear, nor would you want to, but you can guide them through fear and help them learn how to self-soothe.
Read MoreCultivate your Child's Worldview
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As parents, we shape our child's worldview, whether we are intentional about it or not. In this post, Branden looks at different ways parents tend to do this, and helpful advice on how to cultivate their worldview in a healthy way.
Read MoreWhy do I yell at my kids?
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No parent starts out hoping to yell at their kids. So often we find ourselves reactive and guilt-ridden when it comes to our parenting. Here is a helpful guide to curb your yelling and transform it into something healthier.
Read MoreCelebrate the Small Stuff
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Making changes in your life comes in fits and starts. Rather than hinging your success on major gains, learn to celebrate the small stuff. Branden offers several practical ways to celebrate, as well as how to notice the 'small stuff'.
Read More6 Resources for Growth: Resources > Responsibilities
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Regardless of what changes you are trying to make in life, remember that your resources need to outweigh your responsibilities for change to happen. This post looks at 6 pragmatic ways to increase your resources so that you can attain the change you desire.
Read MoreProtecting Your Child Online
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Protecting your kids online is no small task. Between new apps and refined technology, parents often feel overwhelmed and defeated. Here are some simple but primary objectives for parents as they seek to help their children utilize the internet with as little harm as possible.
Read MoreThe Gift of Being Present
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It's easier to check out with our device than check-in with our kids and spouse. Read on for some tips and wisdom about how to be intentional in your relationship with your family.
Read MoreLittle Things Make Small Kids Feel Big
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It's the little things, the things that typically go unnoticed to an adult, that fill a kid up with validation.
Read MoreRemembering with Gratitude
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Gratitude is more than an emotional response, it is a choice and an action. Here are several ways to grow your gratitude and enhance your life.
Read MoreA Country Boy Can Survive...But Can He Grow?
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When it comes to dealing with our emotional life, survival is not enough. To be perfectly honest, survival is what leads us into addiction, affairs, overwork or overplay (to name a few). What we need is growth.
Read MoreGreat Betrayals
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How do you put the pieces of your story back together after finding out about a great betrayal? How do you reclaim a past when you find out it was seemingly built around a longstanding lie? In her article ‘Great Betrayals’, Anna Fels explores how ‘robbing someone of his or her story’ through a longstanding lie or betrayal may be ‘the greatest tragedy of all’.
Read MoreNo Neutral Relating
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In relationships there is no such thing as neutral, you are either building up or tearing down, increasing intimacy or moving away from it.
Read MoreWhat to do after you've been 'caught'
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Advice for starting relationship restoration if you've been 'caught'.
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