Behind the Mask Article 7 years ago Addiction Fear/Anxiety Gospel Grace Healing Mental Health Pride Sexuality Shame I am recovering from fear of rejection, pride, perfectionism, and acting out through sexual fantasy and pornography. Well that ramped up quickly, didn’t it? How in the world did I…
Andrew Feil Story 7 years ago Addiction Fear/Anxiety Gospel Grace Healing Mental Health Pride Sexuality Shame I am recovering from fear of rejection, pride, perfectionism, and acting out through sexual fantasy and pornography. Well that ramped up quickly, didn’t it? How in the world did I…
Called Out of Hiding Article 7 years ago Addiction Fear/Anxiety Healing Hope Mental Health Peace Sexuality Shame My life was a lie, hidden in the darkness of my shame and guilt from a lifelong addiction of pornography and sexual fantasy. I withdrew for fear that I would…
The Raising of Lazarus / John 11:1-44 Sermon 7 years ago Anger Grief/Loss Mental Health Suffering The story of Lazarus shows us how the Bible captures raw human emotion by letting us look through the lens of two hurting and grieving sisters, who love Jesus and…
Stories of Our People: Francisco Pelayo Story 7 years ago Addiction Anger Depression Fear/Anxiety God Stories Healing Mental Health Sexuality When traditions and vices leave us empty or angry toward God, He can even meet us there, as Francisco experienced. God is bigger than our anger, pain, loneliness, depression and…
Stories of Our People: Gillian Wilhelm Story 7 years ago God Stories Healing Mental Health Sometimes God answers prayers and heals our physical bodies of our ailments. And sometimes the physical healing doesn’t come. But to all who believe, God brings a spiritual healing that…
If Life Were a Road Trip: Lessons From a Season of Trial Article 7 years ago Grief/Loss Healing Mental Health Suffering If life were a road trip, it would be windy and at times treacherous. Cancer, surgeries, recovery, radiation, seizures, scans, toddler tantrums, death, mourning and heartache have all been stops…
This Is All That Matters Article 8 years ago Fatherhood Grief/Loss Mental Health Motherhood Parenting Relationships Suffering It has been six months since my father died. His name was James Gary Winter, and he died on December 12, 2015, 40 days after he was diagnosed with Stage…
Closer Than I Know Article 8 years ago Fatherhood Grief/Loss Mental Health Parenting Prayer Suffering “You should come back. He is passing away.” As I ended the phone call with my dad’s hospice nurse, I knew nothing in my life would ever be the same…
The Tension of Joy and Pain Article 8 years ago Grief/Loss Kids Mental Health Parenting Suffering Our son died on April 7, 1979. Kyle’s death was totally unforeseen. Never in my life would I have thought Kyle’s time on earth would last for only five and…
Perfect Plans and Well-Meaning Casseroles Article 9 years ago Generosity Grief/Loss Mental Health Relationships Suffering Growing up, I spent more time in the church than I did in my own home. My mom was a worship leader and my dad was on the board. Week…
My Paradigm Shift: He Wants My Heart Article 9 years ago Fear/Anxiety Mental Health “Control Freak” seems to be a cussword to some people. But when you are an over-achieving, type-A, high-capacity girl, being affectionately called a Freak can really come off like a…