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S7 E2 | Anxiety: A Doorway to Your Best Self? with Curtis Chang

  • Post published:September 19, 2023
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Do you wrestle with anxiety? Are you plagued with worries? Do you think you’ve conquered anxiety? Curtis Chang, author of The Anxiety Opportunity, joins Amy Julia…

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Healing Gets in the Way. And That’s Okay.

  • Post published:September 6, 2023
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I could hardly stand up from my chair. The pain came out of nowhere, it seemed. No injury. No tweaking. No unusual activity. Just shooting pain down the back of…

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Read more about the article There Are Good Reasons for Leaving Church. Why Do I Stay?

There Are Good Reasons for Leaving Church. Why Do I Stay?

  • Post published:August 31, 2023
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There are good reasons for leaving church: scandals, abuse, hypocrisy, patriarchal structures, intolerance. Nearly 40 million American adults were once churchgoers but aren't any longer, according to Jim Davis, Michael…

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Read more about the article Introducing Season 7 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear Podcast

Introducing Season 7 of Love Is Stronger Than Fear Podcast

  • Post published:August 29, 2023
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Apple Google Spotify More! Love is stronger than fear. What if we really believed it? What if we lived into love and weren’t overcome by anxiety? What if, even in the…

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August Introductions

  • Post published:August 24, 2023
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Welcome to everyone who is new around here! I’m Amy Julia, and I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself this August:  1. I started out as a blogger…

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Read more about the article Hope Moments: Living Out the Way of Jesus

Hope Moments: Living Out the Way of Jesus

  • Post published:August 2, 2023
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I want to tell you about every moment from Hope Heals camp. But even with all my words and stories, and even with Ashley Monogue’s gorgeous photography (montage below), and…

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Read more about the article Who “Deserves” Rewards? | Life to the Full
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Who “Deserves” Rewards? | Life to the Full

  • Post published:July 27, 2023
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Modern people are rewarded for hard work, intelligence, athletic ability, and physical appearance. Studies have shown that people who conform to our modern Western ideals of height and what we…

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Read more about the article I Don’t Want to Prove Myself
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I Don’t Want to Prove Myself

  • Post published:July 26, 2023
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Years ago, I met a man who had argued some cases before the Supreme Court. He had other accolades on his resume. I was excited to talk with him. But…

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Read more about the article Hope Heals: Everyone Lifted Up
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Hope Heals: Everyone Lifted Up

  • Post published:July 25, 2023
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In typical American life, some people win and others lose. Some people get the award and others get no recognition. Some people are considered better than others. It’s not that…

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Scorned for Following Jesus | Life to the Full

  • Post published:July 19, 2023
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Everyone who became involved in the Civil Rights movement under Martin Luther King’s leadership was asked to sign their name to King’s Ten Commandments of Non-violence (see photo below). Those…

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