Starving from disorders

Chronic pain has been an issue in my life on such a profound level that it was exasperated by an eating disorder, or did the eating disorder invite the chronic pain? It is the chicken or the egg cleche of which came first, but after working with others who have an aversion to bodily acceptance, …

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What will self-criticism make you?

I have struggled with critical self-talk just as much as the next guy, but I was only familiar with how it sounded to me.  My harsh treatment towards myself was all I ever knew, it was my norm to berate my decisions and assume the sky was falling in every circumstance I couldn't control.  It …

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The little me inside

Haven’t we dumbed down faith into clichés of, “moving on” without focusing on the past?  There must be something really scary about looking into our pasts if we can’t do it as a body of believers.  After all, many of us have come from dysfunctional families into church so we can make sense of what …

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The innocence of intimacy

“When my daughter was about six, we were riding in the car on our way to visit friends and she told me she wanted to be my lover.  I knew her concept of lover was somewhat fuzzy, but she had enough idea to feel she wanted that.  I responded gently that it wasn’t possible.  She …

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Lincoln Diner

Anything that maters will be worth the risk.  Daddy sets us up for success in spite of our own problems.  You being you could make the difference in someone else's life. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=D9C67CCC32DAC8B5!108&authkey=!APRF0ZVOwJxn_I4&ithint=video%2cmp4

Gluten or Candida Overgrowth?

Many years have passed since my days of dealing with IBS, so I had some concerns when familiar symptoms started manifesting.  As far back as I could remember, I had frequent bouts of abdominal pain associated with either constipation or diarrhea.  I was the child who routinely went to the nurse every morning with stomach …

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Global Awakening Minister License

This is a vague overshadow of experience that introduced me to Jesus 16 years ago.  May as well tell it like it was.  My, how time has flown.  Testimony: Angie Andrews I always say that I need Jesus more than the average Christian.  I have a lot in my past to overcome and since the …

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