Tag: strength
17
Apr
5 Ways to Strengthen Your Prayer Life
by Kari Scare
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A Common Concern A common spiritual concern I hear goes something like, “How do I get better at praying?” Sure, it’s worded slightly different from...
10
Apr
Fess Up When You Mess Up
by Kari Scare
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The Value of Failure No one likes to admit they made a mistake. Sure, some people are better and quicker at admitting mistakes than others,...
27
Feb
What Does “God is Faithful” Actually Mean?
by Kari Scare
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A God of Absolutes Humans are not 100% faithful. We let down people we love, and we struggle being consistent with what we know is...
16
Jan
Broken Widows
by Kari Scare
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Broken Windows The Broken Widows Theory in criminology provides a metaphor for tackling disorder within neighborhoods. The creators of this theory developed it because… “They...
09
Jan
Life Themes, Part 2
by Kari Scare
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Life Themes This is a long post. Evaluating a year should take some time. Does for me anyway. Not only do I need to go...
02
Jan
Life Themes, Part 1
by Kari Scare
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Effective and Productive Lots of people make New Year’s resolutions. In fact, about half of Americans make them. Unfortunately, according to Norcross & Vangarelli as...
19
Dec
Dealing With Stress
by Kari Scare
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This text began a multi-day conversation with my son, a college freshman, as he attempted to prepare for his first round of college finals. This...
05
Dec
Are You Strong Enough to Admit You are Weak?
by Kari Scare
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What is weakness? Dictionary.com defines weakness as… “Lack of strength, firmness, vigor or the like; feebleness.” “An inadequate or defective quality, as in a person’s...
31
Oct
Knowing God, Part 1
by Kari Scare
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6 Degrees of Separation Know anyone famous? Want to know anyone famous? According to the theory “6 degrees of separation”… “All living things and everything...
18
Jul
What’s Your Wow?
by Kari Scare
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My oldest son graduated high school this year. His graduation ceremony was pretty typical. The speeches were mostly what you’d expect, with one exception. The...