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My Default is Depression
- August 22, 2019
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- Lori Travers
Though I hate to admit it, it seems that I got the short end of the stick on happy hormones. I don’t know if the medical community truly understands exactly how serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins work, but we do know they motivate us, they cause us to want to be more social, they can make us feel loved and secure, and they can even reduce the sensation of pain. And I do believe mine have always been out of...
When Are You Having Kids?
- August 22, 2019
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- Chris Lawson
As a married Christian woman in my mid-30s, I get this question a lot. It is assumed, particularly in Christian circles, that if you are married then you will have a family. That is something that I also assumed for much of my life. When you are a young girl you are often socialized to “play house”, to play with baby dolls, and to picture yourself as a mother. This is by no means a negative thing. The majority of...
Anxiety
- August 21, 2019
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- Lydia McCord
Today I want to chat with you about anxiety and a particular aspect of anxiety that I believe is tightly tied in with faith.
I have had my share of experience with anxiety. A quick overview of my time with it is a 5-year long journey that hasn’t gone by all that quick. I had my first real, full blown anxiety attack when I was 18. I had been struggling with the beginning stages of insomnia when it hit. I have...
CLASSIC REVIEW: Do The Right Thing
- August 20, 2019
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- Ivan Moore
It has been 30 years since the release of Spike Lee’s most iconic film, Do the Right Thing. 30 years have passed since the world was introduced to Mookie, Buggin’ Out, and Da Mayor. It was three decades ago that Radio Raheem paid two dollars for extra cheese at Sal’s Pizzeria, a neighborhood landmark where he would also take his last breath. But before Raheem is murdered at the hands of the NYPD and before he asked Sal to give...
The Heavens Declare
- August 20, 2019
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- Whitney Hsu
“Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” (Psalm 139:14b)
How is it that we can stand on the beach, looking at the ocean, and just know how big God is? Or how can we be on top of a mountain, looking out for miles, and feel a little bit closer to Him? When we see firsthand His amazing works, it’s much easier for us to recognize God’s fingerprints on them. Our soul literally perks up when we’re in...
Why couldn’t death hold down Jesus?
- August 14, 2019
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- Lydia McCord
This is a question maybe you have heard preached on, or asked yourself. What is the reason that Jesus rose from the dead and why is it such a big deal?
Last week we took a tour of the Romans Road, a tool used to remember the gospel message and share it with others in a pretty compact way.
While I was reading over that post, it was the last verse that caught my attention. Romans chapter 10, verses 9, 10 and...