Freedom, Prison and Praise – Joyfully Pressing On
When your spirit grows faint and you're in a dark place cannot escape—when providence feels like a prison—you can pray this way.
Abigail Wallace
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Pie & 3 More Reasons It’s Easy To Love My Moms –
I don't deserve a thing for Mother's Day. I'm already blessed with two amazing moms. Besides the pies, here's why my moms are so easy to love.
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Thoughts Boss Feelings: How the 90-Second Reset is Changing My Life –
People can make us feel sad, mad, bad and less than. But only for 90 seconds. Then it's on us to reframe the feelings and assign the meaning.
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Don’t Buy The Lie: Suffering ≠ Unloving – Joyfully Pressing On
God's silence in your suffering does not mean you're not loved. Don't buy that lie. Psalm 22 teaches us to keep talking back to God.
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A Personal Update, 3 Invitations, & A Thank You – Joyfully Pressing On
Y’all! I have happy news to share. I'll do that in a minute. But first I've got a little update and some calls for action—er—invitations.
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Learning To Count Right: Loss As Gain – Joyfully Pressing On
How do you count loss as gain? When my earthly hopes and dreams are lost, I'm learning to rejoice. Because in their void Jesus meets me.
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6 Reasons I Claim Patrick (If Protestants Pick Saints) –
I'm clunky at small talk, I use the wrong fork, and I'm not at all polished or chic. In short, I'm rustic. Something like Saint Patrick.
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Anxiety Relief: Give Peace A Chance – Joyfully Pressing On
It has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried. G.K. Chesterton wrote that about “the Christian ideal.” But it’s just as true of Paul’s treatment for anxiety. In other words, we can be freed from anxiety. Moment by moment, hour by hour, if we are willing to exert and apply and fight the Read More
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Hygge, on Earth as in Heaven? – Joyfully Pressing On
Hygge is comfy, cozy; friends around a fondue pot. And, "if anyone would come after me, let him deny himself." Do hygge and self-denial jive?
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The Questions You Need: Our Book Club Discussion Guides – Joyfully Pressing On
NEW IN 2022! Thanks for stopping by. We love reading good books together.There are so many reasons why. Can you imagine reading 250+ books with your friends? Maybe you’d do it if you had a discussion guide. I’ll share our Piquant page-Turner discussion guides here. Happy reading. TRAVELS WITH GEORGE Nathaniel Philbrick “We do not Read More
