Category: Struggle
16
Jul
Pursuing Perfection, Part I
by Kari Scare
33 Comments
Defining Perfectionism Perfect means complete or to complete thoroughly. Perfection is the state of being entirely without fault. A perfectionist is a person who is...
27
Jun
Fancy Talk or Powerful Living
by Kari Scare
22 Comments
Moving toward Powerful Living “For the kingdom of God is not just fancy talk; it is living by God’s power.” (1 Corinthians 4:2) Some days...
20
Jun
Struggling with Significance
by Kari Scare
20 Comments
Mint Tea Memories When I got the flu as a kid, my Amish neighbors brought me freshly brewed mint tea. As I brewed my own...
07
May
Are You Willing to Not Fit In?
by Kari Scare
12 Comments
Struggles Fitting In When I was in grade school, I never felt like I fit in. That feeling followed me into my teen and adult...
16
Jan
Divine Uniqueness
by Kari Scare
13 Comments
Exercising My husband belongs to a Saturday morning running group to which he and about a half dozen other runners remain extremely faithful. We’re talking...
05
Nov
Take Every Thought Captive, Part 2
by Kari Scare
7 Comments
While in the throes of depression for many years, the idea of taking thoughts captive simply seemed impossible. In fact, the idea to do so...
22
Oct
Take Every Thought Captive, Part 1
by Kari Scare
11 Comments
How do we take our thoughts captive? For far too much of my life, depression held my mind. The strength of its hold fluctuated, but...
15
Oct
Overcoming Frustration
by Kari Scare
18 Comments
This post comes from a deeper place than any that have come before it. While all the others have at least some successes to back...
06
Aug
Olympic Christianity
by Kari Scare
6 Comments
Striving for Excellence Olympians inspire me, win or lose. Seeing the best athletes in the world competing against one another gets me excited. They make...
11
Jul
Being Misunderstood
by Kari Scare
8 Comments
When I was younger, I remember frequently saying “It’s not my fault…” or “No one understands…” and feeling like no one wanted to hear my...