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Cool Down your Hot Head

Control Anger before it Burns you (Part One)
All of us get angry from time to time.  The Bible has valuable instruction about how to manage this volatile emotion.  This is the first of two articles outlining what the Apostle Paul taught his friends in Ephesus about anger. 
“For the anger of man does not produce the […]

17Aug2008 | Mary | 1 comment | Continued
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Curing Your Ill Will

It’s game time.  The coach is starting his favorite players.  For what seems like the hundredth time this season, your child is warming the bench.  You sit in the stands with the other parents and dutifully clap and cheer - but inside, you harbor the malicious hope that your child’s teammates will play poorly, that […]

5May2008 | Mary | 0 comments | Continued
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Tit-for-Tat

Tit-for-Tat is the name of a Laurel and Hardy slapstick comedy released in 1935. In the film, Stan & Ollie open a hardware shop right next to Charlie Hall’s grocery store. A misunderstanding occurs and Hall takes revenge on Stan & Ollie. Stan & Ollie retaliate. The back-and-forth antics start with silly attacks such as […]

30Apr2008 | Mary | 2 comments | Continued
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Green with Envy

Your sister has just moved into a beautiful new home and instead of being happy for her, you’ve got a little green-eyed monster putting the squeeze on your heart. Outwardly you’re all smiles and congratulations, but inwardly you resent the fact that she’s getting ahead while you’re spinning your wheels – stuck in a rut.
Envy […]

28Apr2008 | Mary | 2 comments | Continued
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Him Tarzan, You Jane

21 Beauty Questions: Are you a Bible Beauty… or a Girl Gone Wild? For all you “Girls Gone Wild” workshop participants at the Refresh Leadership Training at the Beth Moore conference in Vancouver last week, here’s a copy of my “21 Beauty Questions” in pdf format. Just click on the link to download.

1Mar2008 | Mary | 0 comments | Continued