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Listening In for God’s Larger Story
- Larry Crabb’s cherished gifts were words, in the form of poems, letters, cards, books, and even emails. In the past few months, I ran across a stray 51st anniversary card I had written to Larry.
- Rachael Crabb. Blog
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What Longing Tells Us
- I bought these shoes recently because I just loved them so much. They were also kinda painful to wear when I put them on the first time. I wore them to meet a boy, and I could barely walk.
- Larger Story. Blog
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Ten Things to Remember
- 1. There will be seasons, perhaps days, perhaps years, when no truth however expressed –whether through Scripture, prayer, the kindness of a friend, music or dance –will reach your soul deeply enough to offer joy or hope.
- Dr. Larry Crabb. Blog
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Thoughts on Grief
- At my ripe old age of 73, I have come to expect grieving as a reality I will frequently face. I’ve already lost grandparents, both of my parents, aunts/uncles, several cousins, and a number of friends. However, recently walking death’s row with my very close friend and then my daughter as cancer slowly took them from me was really hard.
- 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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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
- Larger Story. Blog
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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.
- Larger Story. Blog
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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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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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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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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