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  • Prepared?

  • Prepared?

  • Can you really be prepared for the death of a loved one? Realistically, no. Death is always a  shock. My loss was unexpected when my husband, Bill, was killed in a plane crash.
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  • Five Distinctives of Being the Church

  • Five Distinctives of Being the Church

  • Earnest Southcott, an Anglican priest, wrote, “The holiest moment of the church service is the moment when God’s people—strengthened by Word and Sacrament—go out of the church door and into the world to be the Church. We don’t go to church; we are the church.”
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  • You’re So Strong

  • You’re So Strong

  • “You’re so strong!” These words, meant to be encouraging, actually feel more like a heavy  weight has been added to an already exhausting burden. We don’t feel strong.
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  • “Sovereign Stumbling”

  • “Sovereign Stumbling”

  • “Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, My feet had almost slipped, For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.” (Psalm 73:1-3)
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  • The Unlikely Route to Helping Counselors Become More Like Christ

  • The Unlikely Route to Helping Counselors Become More Like Christ

  • As I look back on 56 years of living in relationship with Christ, and reflect on what happened this last hour, one thought becomes clear: if a wrongly optimistic pilgrim fails to learn the art of recovery, naively thinking there’s not much to recover from, movement toward Christ-likeness will stall.  Never permanently, of course.  God means to make us like His Son, and He will get the job done.
  • Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
  • Rachael’s Ramblings

  • Rachael’s Ramblings

  • “When I feel like I’ll never be able to pick up all of the broken pieces of my heart, it’s the other broken-hearted souls in my life who help me. 
  • Rachael Crabb. Blog
  • Fog, A Prayer

  • Fog, A Prayer

  • When fog of doubt rolls in, thick greyness covers all, Like London’s Baker Street, a gas lamp breaks the pall.
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  • Belonging

  • Belonging

  • With God and with others, made for deep connection, Both the longing to give and receive rich affection. But when ugly self starts to demand its own way, Connections will fracture; there will be hell to pay.
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  • God Displayed

  • God Displayed

  • I think I “heard” God’s voice, though not His voice, per se. “I’m glad that you are here. That’s true for you, alway! Will you believe that’s true? It can anchor your soul.” Something strengthened inside, drawn, yearns to be made whole.
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  • Recovering True Community

  • Recovering True Community

  • Professional journals are not on my preferred reading list. Too often the articles on counseling reinforce the notion that the best counseling is the most technically informed.
  • Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
  • Is it too much to ask?

  • Is it too much to ask?

  • I, too, have wrestled for a long time with seeking to know God better. The battle has intensified in the last few years. I am dissatisfied with the church in America. If I am honest, I don’t want to go to “church.” In many cases, we Christians don’t represent Jesus very well. I have no doubt some consider me a bitter cynic, maybe even an apostate. You may be right. God knows.
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  • Life in the Storm

  • Life in the Storm

  • The power of Life in the storm, Nearing its edge Yet feeling His hand, Its spray Bearing points Of agitation, God strengthening My heart to endure
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Larger Story Contributors

  • Come Close. You are Invited In!

  • Come Close. You are Invited In!

  • For me, this truly is the most wonderful time of the year. I have always loved everything about Christmas. I love the music, the decorations, the traditions, the colors, the food, and the smells.
  • Karlene Cannon. Blog
  • Fog, A Prayer

  • Fog, A Prayer

  • When fog of doubt rolls in, thick greyness covers all, Like London’s Baker Street, a gas lamp breaks the pall.
  • Larger Story. Blog
  • Belonging

  • Belonging

  • With God and with others, made for deep connection, Both the longing to give and receive rich affection. But when ugly self starts to demand its own way, Connections will fracture; there will be hell to pay.
  • Larger Story. Blog
  • God Displayed

  • God Displayed

  • I think I “heard” God’s voice, though not His voice, per se. “I’m glad that you are here. That’s true for you, alway! Will you believe that’s true? It can anchor your soul.” Something strengthened inside, drawn, yearns to be made whole.
  • Larger Story. Blog
  • Is it too much to ask?

  • Is it too much to ask?

  • I, too, have wrestled for a long time with seeking to know God better. The battle has intensified in the last few years. I am dissatisfied with the church in America. If I am honest, I don’t want to go to “church.” In many cases, we Christians don’t represent Jesus very well. I have no doubt some consider me a bitter cynic, maybe even an apostate. You may be right. God knows.
  • Larger Story. Blog

Community

  • You’re So Strong

  • You’re So Strong

  • “You’re so strong!” These words, meant to be encouraging, actually feel more like a heavy  weight has been added to an already exhausting burden. We don’t feel strong.
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  • Choosing to Live Again

  • Choosing to Live Again

  • Jan Richardson has said, “It came home to me that the most profound blessings we will ever know are those that meet us in the place of our deepest loss and inspire us to choose to live  again.”  
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  • Belonging

  • Belonging

  • With God and with others, made for deep connection, Both the longing to give and receive rich affection. But when ugly self starts to demand its own way, Connections will fracture; there will be hell to pay.
  • Larger Story. Blog
  • God Displayed

  • God Displayed

  • I think I “heard” God’s voice, though not His voice, per se. “I’m glad that you are here. That’s true for you, alway! Will you believe that’s true? It can anchor your soul.” Something strengthened inside, drawn, yearns to be made whole.
  • Larger Story. Blog
  • Recovering True Community

  • Recovering True Community

  • Professional journals are not on my preferred reading list. Too often the articles on counseling reinforce the notion that the best counseling is the most technically informed.
  • Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
  • Is it too much to ask?

  • Is it too much to ask?

  • I, too, have wrestled for a long time with seeking to know God better. The battle has intensified in the last few years. I am dissatisfied with the church in America. If I am honest, I don’t want to go to “church.” In many cases, we Christians don’t represent Jesus very well. I have no doubt some consider me a bitter cynic, maybe even an apostate. You may be right. God knows.
  • Larger Story. Blog

Counseling

  • The Unlikely Route to Helping Counselors Become More Like Christ

  • The Unlikely Route to Helping Counselors Become More Like Christ

  • As I look back on 56 years of living in relationship with Christ, and reflect on what happened this last hour, one thought becomes clear: if a wrongly optimistic pilgrim fails to learn the art of recovery, naively thinking there’s not much to recover from, movement toward Christ-likeness will stall.  Never permanently, of course.  God means to make us like His Son, and He will get the job done.
  • Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog

Gender

Identity

Marriage

  • “God, where are you in all of this?!”

  • “God, where are you in all of this?!”

  • Mother’s Day has just come and gone, and this year my four kids went above and beyond to give me a beautiful day beginning with a brunch that included homemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting, thoughtful gifts, and then hours of “spring cleaning” so that the house sparkled by the time we were done.
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Relational Poverty

Relationship with God

  • Five Seconds

  • Five Seconds

  • “I have something I want to share with you. I’m not very comfortable with this kind of language, but – well, here goes – the Lord spoke to me last night”.

  • Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog

Relationship with Others

  • What Keeps Us From Connecting?

  • What Keeps Us From Connecting?

  • If connecting is what God has made us for, and if this is what the Holy Spirit equips us to do, then why don't more of us connect with one another? Larry Crabb's answer is developed around four analogies. We tend to be either city builders, fire lighters, wall whitewashers, or well diggers.
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Relationship with Self

Suffering

  • Five Seconds

  • Five Seconds

  • “I have something I want to share with you. I’m not very comfortable with this kind of language, but – well, here goes – the Lord spoke to me last night”.

  • Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog

 

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