I’ve seen interesting responses so far by athletes depending on how things went for them in the last week and a half. First, you have Lindsey Vonn, who at the end of the downhill competition, knowing she’d scored a Gold Medal, wept and spoke from the heart about the difficulty and joy involved in winning. [...]
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Winter Olympics and the complexity of human emotion
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Managing Pain for Spiritual Gain
The other day I was dealing with some rough emotions about the job I’ve done as a parent. I was wrestling with whether I’ve failed to help my kids succeed in this world for the Lord. The weight of that was landing on me hard and the negative feelings and thoughts were pounding me pretty good.
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God’s front lawn
With all the recent financial woes, 401K plans nose-diving like kamikazes, Wall Street losing its mind and who knows about the future, I had to conclude: whether it’s my yard or my friend’s yard, my mother-in-law’s car or the new Honda we just purchased, the flat-screen monitor I picked up at a garage sale or the house I’m living in right now, it all belongs to the Lord. The tall fescue belongs to Jesus. I’m just asking for the ability to enjoy it while these toes of mine still grip the earth.
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