Let me ask you a question: Do you need God? Or do you just want Him? It’s easy to reach the point where you need Him when you’re sick, destitute, or traumatized. It’s hard to reach that point when everything’s going well. That's one of the ... [ Read More ]
Are Some Goals More Spiritual than Others?
We tend to think certain goals are more spiritual than others. Breaking free from a porn habit, for example, is a spiritual goal. Breaking free from an eating-too-much habit is a non-spiritual goal. Having a quiet time is a spiritual goal. ... [ Read More ]
Guest Truth Journal
Note: This is a guest post by a young friend of mine who has been truth journaling for several years. Be sure to read all of her thoughts down the left side of her truth journal chart. I wrote this in the cafeteria my freshman year in college – on ... [ Read More ]
Truth Journaling: The List Method
Today I'd like to show you another way to truth journal. It's called the list method. Instead of writing out your thoughts, you begin by asking yourself a question: What am I believing that's making me not want to work on my goal? Or what am I ... [ Read More ]
Is Failure Inevitable?
In some ways it's scary to pursue transformation. Because sooner or later, we know we're going to fail. And when that happens, as it inevitably will, the thought creeps into our minds like a slow-acting poison: why do I bother? I’ll never get over ... [ Read More ]
Truth Journaling
Today I want to dive into our first renewing of the mind tool. It’s called truth journaling, and many of you are already familiar with this tool from my Bible Study Freedom from Emotional Eating. Truth journaling is a practice that sprang out of a ... [ Read More ]
Refining Your Goal
Hi everyone, I'm back from a week of camping and hiking with my family (like my hair after five days without a shower?) and ready to get started on my new renewing of the mind project. Here it is: Make a daily list and renew my mind every time I ... [ Read More ]
Gathering Your Tools
Sorry about the constant shifting of blogs, everyone. If I can't figure out how to make Bible study type posts over here, I'll switch back to blogger - but I may not have time to work on that for awhile. This will be the last post for the next week ... [ Read More ]
A Renewing of the Mind Project
It looks like I'll have to keep posting any Bible studies or worksheets over at my other blog until I can figure out how to transfer Word documents directly to Wordpress (if it can be figured out!). For today's post, click here. ... [ Read More ]
The Renovation of the Mind
Picture yourself in a dark, old house. There’s puke green carpet all over the floors, cobwebs hanging from the ceilings, dusty old furniture covered with sheets, low ceilings with outdated light fixtures, and everywhere you look it’s dark. Not a ... [ Read More ]