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Life at the intersection of Grace and Growth.

Today’s the Day!

3 minutes

We’re still in January, the annual month-long festival of goals and new opportunities.

I love new beginnings. A new chance is always good news, a reminder that everything is grace. But I also know this season of new-life-new-me declarations and goal setting can weigh heavy.

After all, what’s our track record? Most resolutions fail. (See here and here for why, and what we can do about it.) Many of our new life commitments result in tiny incremental change. Even worse, sometimes their biggest impact is more guilt and shame. That’s true whether we’re talking about health, happiness or our spiritual journey.

So, should we swear off the whole thing?

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Gratitude Can Save Your Life! (TAW011)

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Episode 011 – Gratitude Can Save Your Life!

A new year has just begun, and that means we’re all thinking about goals and hopes and resolutions. Honestly, most of that is useless. Most resolutions fail. But if you really wanted to change your life for the better this year, there is one thing you could do that would have a massive impact. A simple little practice called gratitude. And I’m not joking when I say it can save your life.

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Where is Jesus in this moment?

5 minutes

It’s a new year. If you haven’t already set some new goals and decided on new spiritual practices you want to try, you’re probably feeling pressure to do that. After all, it seems like everybody else is doing it!

When we think about spiritual growth, most of us seem to think in one of two directions. And honestly, neither one of them is all that great.

What are they?

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Don’t Mistake the Trellis for the Grape (TAW010)

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Episode 010 – Don’t Mistake the Trellis for the Grape

Spiritual practices are crucial for intentional spiritual growth. They are so important that it’s easy to start thinking that they really are what matters most. But that would be a dreadful mistake. N0 matter how helpful our various spiritual practices are, we can never confuse them with what matters most.  Essentially, we have to be careful not to mistake the trellis for the grape.

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Can Gratitude Save Your Life?

11 minutes

Thanksgiving happened not too long ago. We only just finished all the leftovers in the ‘fridge. Maybe, at your house, too. Perhaps at your gathering, people went around the table sharing something they were thankful for. If you went to church that week, undoubtedly the sermon was about gratitude.

But then Black Friday came and all of a sudden, we’re all tumbling down the slope into the Christmas season. Thanksgiving was left behind in the rushing blur of life.

Most of us don’t think much more deeply about gratitude. As children, we were taught to say “thank you” when someone helped us, or served us, or gave us something. A word of thanks just seems to be part and parcel of polite relationship. Something so basic doesn’t seem to warrant further thought.

That’s too bad, because not only is gratitude the cornerstone for healthy spirituality. It’s also incredibly good for us. I mean that in literal, tangible, measurable ways!

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