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When a Family Caregiver is No Longer a Caregiver
- “Things are not as they were Things are not as they should be Things are not as they could be Things are not as they will be They are what they are And God is in the center Of what they are”
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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
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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.”
- Larger Story. Blog
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The Power of Coming Alongside
- I don’t own a Tesla, but after 20 years of ministry at TrinityA military wife, Abby (not her real name), came to see me for help with her anger. She began our hour angry at her husband and his commanding officer for something the officer had said about her at a Christmas party in front of a group of people. Fellowship Church, my car could probably have driven itself. Interstate 635 and Greenville Avenue were unchanged that Sunday, but my thoughts went off-road.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Looking Back as I Go Forward
- On my second birthday without Larry, I received the book, Learning to be Me Without You, by Paula Freeman.
- Rachael Crabb. Blog
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“Twenty Years in Eighteen Minutes”
- I don’t own a Tesla, but after 20 years of ministry at Trinity Fellowship Church, my car could probably have driven itself. Interstate 635 and Greenville Avenue were unchanged that Sunday, but my thoughts went off-road.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Becoming Me, Without You
- “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.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Learning to Dance with the Trinity
- Where do I begin? Where does any sojourner begin to thank the guides and signposts along the way? More specifically, along the New Way?
- Larger Story. Blog
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A Theology that Changes Us
- I was taught Biblical Theology, Systematic Theology, Historical Theology and Contemporary Theology.
- Larger Story. Blog
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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
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Coming to a safe pair of hands
- I've recently become a grandfather. Two years ago, my daughter and her husband presented to us, as in giving us a gift, a beautiful little girl.
- Larger Story. Blog
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When We Don’t Know What To Do
- We all face problems in life that overwhelm us and threaten to defeat us. What do we do when we don’t know what to do?
- Larger Story. Blog
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The “Bon Chretien”
- We all want to be a “Bon Chretien,” a “Good Christian,” but real change is only possible if we're willing to start from the Inside Out.
- Larger Story. Blog
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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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Questions from a Father to his Sons
- Each birthday from ages 10 to 21 Larry would asks his two sons some combinations of the following questions based on what is going on in their worlds and stages of life.
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One Day of Silence and Solitude | Part 1
- I didn’t want to write this article. My inner world is too noisy. I depend on my distractions too much......
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Search for the Center, Living the Examined Life
- It was Harvard psychiatrist Armand Nicholi who observed that thinking people, although in agreement with Socrates that the unexamined life.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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How to Respond When Your Spouse Shares Their Feelings
Many of us are not aware of the dozens of ways we convey criticism or intolerance or insensitivity when our spouses express their feelings.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Larger Story Contributors
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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
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When We Don’t Know What To Do
- We all face problems in life that overwhelm us and threaten to defeat us. What do we do when we don’t know what to do?
- Larger Story. Blog
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The “Bon Chretien”
- We all want to be a “Bon Chretien,” a “Good Christian,” but real change is only possible if we're willing to start from the Inside Out.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Breathless
- Breathlessly awaiting The presence of Your aroma, Fragrant whiffs Drawing me in,
- Larger Story. Blog
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Beauty in the Lord
- There is beauty in the Lord In the ways He grows us, We begin tightly gripped To our ways and beliefs,
- Larger Story. Blog
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A Shattering Diagnosis
- I first read Shattered Dreams over fifteen years ago (around 2005). That book, along with others by Larry Crabb, impacted me significantly.
- Larger Story. Blog
Community
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When a Family Caregiver is No Longer a Caregiver
- “Things are not as they were Things are not as they should be Things are not as they could be Things are not as they will be They are what they are And God is in the center Of what they are”
- Larger Story. Blog
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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.”
- Larger Story. Blog
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5 Anchors of Awareness for Spiritual Direction
- If we can keep these in mind as a discipline (orthopraxy) until they become an unforced rhythm of relating that comes naturally.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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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
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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
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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
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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
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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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
Counseling
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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
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A Crossroads
“God, sometimes You make no sense to me.”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Gender
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How to Respond When Your Spouse Shares Their Feelings
Many of us are not aware of the dozens of ways we convey criticism or intolerance or insensitivity when our spouses express their feelings.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Identity
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Why living in the Larger Story matters
Our Christian culture, with few but notable exceptions, is now focused on the smaller story of our lives…
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Marriage
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A Shattering Diagnosis
- I first read Shattered Dreams over fifteen years ago (around 2005). That book, along with others by Larry Crabb, impacted me significantly.
- Larger Story. Blog
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“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.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Couples Who Don’t Connect. What Then?
- The Gospel turns most everything backwards. Of course we want good relationships. Who wouldn’t. Nothing wrong with that. Christianity is.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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How to Respond When Your Spouse Shares Their Feelings
Many of us are not aware of the dozens of ways we convey criticism or intolerance or insensitivity when our spouses express their feelings.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Relational Poverty
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What Are You Thirsty For?
“I think we can assume Jesus was calling out from us the deep thirst within us that we’re afraid to face…”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Relationship with God
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The Forgotten Purpose of Prayer
- What to do When We Mostly Pray to Get Something From God Some years ago, it occurred to me that.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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What Are You Thirsty For?
“I think we can assume Jesus was calling out from us the deep thirst within us that we’re afraid to face…”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Hanging On
“If I let myself feel what scares me the most, I think I’d start crying and never stop.”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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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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A Crossroads
“God, sometimes You make no sense to me.”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Why living in the Larger Story matters
Our Christian culture, with few but notable exceptions, is now focused on the smaller story of our lives…
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Relationship with Others
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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.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Do I Really Want to be Formed Like Jesus?
- A tough question. Paul must be the unlikeliest, most radical Christian of all time. I suppose he has competition for.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Couples Who Don’t Connect. What Then?
- The Gospel turns most everything backwards. Of course we want good relationships. Who wouldn’t. Nothing wrong with that. Christianity is.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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How to Respond When Your Spouse Shares Their Feelings
Many of us are not aware of the dozens of ways we convey criticism or intolerance or insensitivity when our spouses express their feelings.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Relationship with Self
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Our Greatest Challenge? Ourselves
- What would Jesus say is our greatest challenge in 2020? During a recent interview on cable news, a presidential hopeful.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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A Crossroads
“God, sometimes You make no sense to me.”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
Suffering
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What Are You Thirsty For?
“I think we can assume Jesus was calling out from us the deep thirst within us that we’re afraid to face…”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 2
My version of prayer as battle is to imagine my friend in the presence of the Trinity and to eavesdrop on their conversation.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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On the Occasion of a Friend’s Retreat into Sin | Part 1
- The Real Battle A friend of mine is right now fighting the battle of his life – and at this.....
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Hanging On
“If I let myself feel what scares me the most, I think I’d start crying and never stop.”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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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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A Crossroads
“God, sometimes You make no sense to me.”
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog