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The Greatest Love

19th, October 2025

What do Jesus’ famous words “greater love has no one than this: that he lay down his life for his friends” really mean? Find out...

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Hostage

13th, November 2024

It’s easy to fall into a pattern of deep selfishness. When we’re in that place, as the 12 Step saying goes, we tend to take...

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A Humble Offer of Friendship

13th, October 2024

Bridging the Divide: A Humble Offer of Friendship A profound theme of friendship grows through our years as we walk with God. God extends the...

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Moving Past Grudges

6th, October 2024

Bridging the Divide: Moving Past Grudges Resentment and the grudges it gives rise to hinder our relationship with God and others. As Mother Theresa said,...

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Self-Defeating Behaviors

16th, April 2024

We all have many “less than” moments, moments when we are “less than” that we could potentially be. Welcome to the world of self-defeating behaviors,...

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For Those We Miss Around the Table This Thanksgiving

21st, November 2023

For Those We Miss Around the Table This Thanksgiving As we go into Thanksgiving, share the name of someone you miss during this holiday of...

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Creating Bigger Circles

15th, November 2023

Creating Bigger Circles We tend to lean toward uniformity. God’s call leans more towards unity. How do we live there?

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An Interesting Thing Friends Share

13th, July 2023

An interesting Thing Friends Share CS Lewis offered a wonderful observation. He noted that companions can share an activity but that true friends share a...

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What to Remember When We Get Spun Out

12th, July 2023

What to Remember When We Get Spun Out Anxiety can exist on many levels. When we get spun out, what can we remember that might...

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A New Definition of Freedom

14th, May 2023

Our definition of freedom grows over the years of our life. Look at the differences between what a teenager considers “freedom” vs. their middle-aged parent....

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Grateful for Pastor Karl Parker

5th, May 2023

Grateful for Pastor Karl Parker A 10 minutes of calm dedicated to the memory of our dear friend Pastor Karl Parker. Watch Karl Parker give...

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Seeing the Person Not Just the Addiction

4th, May 2023

Seeing the Person not just the Addiction It is easy to see the struggles of an addict and lose track of the person underneath.

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Why Smart People Feel Unhappy

18th, November 2025

In today’s 10 Minutes of Morning Calm I explore why smart people feel unhappy. Many bright souls carry that question quietly. I look at how...
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No more “If.” No more “When.”

16th, November 2025

Part of gratitude is opening ourselves up to the miracles that surround us. We can get there if we can drop our equations for happiness...
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A New Way to Define “Greatness”, a New Way to Rediscover Joy

9th, November 2025

In a world that often defines greatness through power, status, and self-promotion, Jesus offers a radically different vision. One where true greatness is found in...
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The Shape of Joy: A Humble Heart

2nd, November 2025

The shape of joy bends outward. And to bend, it depends on our desire to embrace a life-giving humility. Freed from distortions, we are open...
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Letting It In

30th, October 2025

Here’s how I share it from my heart this morning: I invite us to let God in. Whichever phrase you are most at home with...
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The Shape of Joy: Mattering

26th, October 2025

One of the deeply spiritual perspectives we are asked to take on is this… everyone matters. That is different from the self-esteem game. It is...
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Freed from Distortions

17th, October 2025

I greet you this morning with a simple practice of humility that opens the door to joy: I learn to see the connection, appreciation of...
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We Must Serve

24th, September 2025

Here’s my heart this morning: I keep returning to the gold of love and the silver of truth, because when love feels fuzzy, truth points...
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Faith is a Gift, not a Weapon

17th, September 2025

I welcome you into Morning Calm as we sit with a simple, liberating truth: faith is a gift, not a weapon. I stand in my...
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Being the Blessing

15th, August 2025

Today we lean into the heart of heavenly freedom. A freedom born from loving God and one another. The kind angels live in every moment....
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Joy and the Ground of Our Being

12th, August 2025

When we live in the deep freedom that God gives, joy rises from the very ground of our being. Life’s worst days can shake us,...
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What To Love in a Wedding

8th, August 2025

Weddings are holy thresholds, those rare moments when life tilts into a brand new chapter. In minutes, two lives move from “before” to “after” and...
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