EASY TO COME OUT

While purification is the coming out, it is not the staying out stage. Staying out is much more difficult. It is easy to come out, harder to stay out. Although adaptable, the body does not like change. Homeostasis is a place...

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The Mike Nilson Gonzaga Basketball Story

NEARLY 80,000 VIEWS! On the eve of the Gonzaga Bulldogs NCAA First Round tip-off, I'm reminded that this truly is the greatest sports event in the world. It is called March Madness for a reason. I love the road to the...

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The Fred Crowell Story

All things work together for good to those who love God (Romans 8:28) is a true reality for these 77 years of my life! All my life has been filled with choices and often, by God's grace, bad news...

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EXISTENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF SELF-LOVE, Part 3

How does Self-Love work in the midst of a crisis? This is how it works for me. On January 3, 2014, Dr. Anthony showed me my Pet Scan results. My spine had three quarter-sized cancer deposits three different places on...

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CATHARSIS IS PURE, Part 2

Cathartic heart surgery can purify the heart physically. There is also a spiritual catharsis that can purify the heart spiritually. Proverbs 4:23 says: "Above all else, guard your heart, for out of it are the issues of life."  In other...

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CATHARSIS IS PURE

Have you heard the word catharsis? Catharsis is the Greek word for purification. It is a cleansing from unnecessary elements. Emotional catharsis is important for a person's well-being.  A cathartic moment can be a wake-up call. A cathartic moment can...

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SELF-LOVE, Part 3

At times when we look inside, we will feel marred, flawed, dissatisfied, maybe depressed. It may seem we can't always look lovely! That is when we, as children of God, can be reminded we are made in God's image...

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CLEANING HOUSE, Part 2

It is wise to know inner house cleaning is good for us. It is wise to understand inner house cleaning is good for us. Yet, if we don't do it, we really don't know or understand! We haven't cleaned house!  The following Cleaning...

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CLEANING HOUSE, Part 1

Long ago when Latin was the mother tongue, a linguist used the word FEBRUUM, meaning purification. The English translation is February. I hope you have enjoyed your February month. Here in Spokane, we are hoping the end of February will...

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THE MYSTERY OF THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD

It is my personal conviction fatherhood loss is one of the most mental and emotional challenges for a child to overcome. How might this loss have occurred in a child's life? Here are a few true examples. A father is called to...

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