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A more integrated and peaceful internal life

By Dave Henning / September 7, 2018

“When your protectors become prayerful and your exiles find strength, your internal life will become more integrated and peaceful.  You’ll enjoy more compassion for others and an ever-deepening intimacy with God.”-Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller “Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your son will live.’  The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and […]

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Locating your soul’s overworked or suffering parts

By Dave Henning / August 30, 2018

“Locating an overworked or suffering part of your soul also helps you gain perspective.  When you realize it’s just a part — not the sum total of who you are — your Spirit-led self is beginning to take the lead.”- Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller In Chapter 4 (“Step one: Focus”) of Boundaries for Your […]

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An initial response of resistance – God still calls

By Dave Henning / August 3, 2018

“Another striking aspect of these stories (call narratives): even though people almost always have an initial response of resistance, God never reacts by saying, ‘Oh, I can see where this would be pretty scary.  Okay, never mind.  I’ll get somebody else.’ “- John Ortberg Today John Ortberg discusses the second and third consistent patterns found […]

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Jesus deeply affirms our suffering

By Dave Henning / January 20, 2018

“Although Jesus deeply affirms our suffering, and although he catches each tear and profoundly understands every trial we have walked through, the suffering isn’t meant to be the focus of our lives.  Jesus must be the focus.”- Ann Swindell As Ann Swindell concludes Chapter 7 of Still Waiting, she asserts we miss the point when […]

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The genuine pain and sorrow in every heart

By Dave Henning / January 19, 2018

“Jesus knows the suffering that each of us carries, and he knows the genuine pain and sorrow in every heart.”- Ann Swindell “You keep track of all my sorrows.  You have collected all my tears in your bottle.”- Psalm 56:8 (NLT) In Chapter 7 (“When Waiting Feels Like Suffering”) of Still Waiting, Ann Swindell references […]

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Moving on the wave of God

By Dave Henning / December 24, 2017

“When we do suffer with someone else, even a little, we may be sure we are moving on the wave of God.  We are doing what God does.”- Lewis Smedes, How Can It Be Alright When Everything Is Wrong? (1992) “There is a world of difference between sharing the experience of suffering and endorsing despair.”- […]

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Groaning in suffering builds intimacy

By Dave Henning / December 23, 2017

“The difference between grumbling and groaning has a similar effect on intimacy, whether with God or with people: Groaning in suffering builds intimacy.  Grumbling destroys intimacy.”- John Ortberg John Ortberg continues Chapter 10 of I’d Like You More . . .  as he offers additional distinctions between groaning and grumbling.  John takes special note that, […]

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Stare at the glory of God – good beholding

By Dave Henning / September 22, 2017

“Stare at the glory of God until you see it.”- Ray Ortlund “Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have […]

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Discover the beauty in sorrow

By Dave Henning / March 27, 2017

“We have lost the beauty in sorrow, so we try to get out of pain as quickly as possible. . . . But life will let all of us down, and we need a way to talk about it — a way we have lost along the way.”- Esther Fleece “For the Lord will not cast […]

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Success is Who you have

By Dave Henning / March 16, 2017

“Success is not what you have; success is Who you have.”- Dr. Tony Evans “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.”- Genesis 50:20 In Chapter 14 (“The Peace of Detours”) of Detours, Dr. Tony Evans […]

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Generous in sharing our brokenness

By Dave Henning / December 28, 2016

“Generosity does give birth to intimacy — but there’s a far deeper intimacy when we’re generous in sharing our brokenness.”- Ann Voskamp Ann Voskamp begins Chapter 18 (“Why You Don’t Have to Be Afraid to Be Broken”) with a definition of faith.  Ms. Voskamp defines faith as “confidence in the kindness of God, no matter […]

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Daily giving your presence to one

By Dave Henning / December 26, 2016

“There’s more abundance in daily giving your presence to one than daily diligence for the furtherance of hundreds.”- Ann Voskamp Concluding Chapter 17 of The Broken Way, Ann Voskamp lists other traits of compassion.  Compassion is: not a trite feeling of the heart as much as a willing breaking open of the heart always dying to bits of […]

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