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Formations: August 23
Work
When you attempt something that you are fully qualified to do and yet feel inadequate, you may have imposter syndrome. Psychology Today identifies such people as feeling that “they aren’t as competent or intelligent as others might think—and that soon enough, people will discover the truth about them.”
Connections: August 23
What Do You Know
I started writing poems in a hot-pink fabric journal when I was in the fifth grade. It wasn’t until college that I started writing about God, and then the first short piece I wrote was all about wanting a sign. And when I say I wanted a sign, I mean I wanted a SIGN: a billboard, a glowing neon arrow flashing.
Intersection: August 23
The One Thing You Won't Give Up
The rich young man in Matthew 19 is one of the most sympathetic figures in the Gospels, which is part of what makes his story so uncomfortable. He's not a villain. He's not cynical or corrupt. He comes to Jesus genuinely, asking a real question about eternal life, and by every external measure he has done everything right.
FaithSteps Family Devotions
God's Love is Eternal
God never quits on us. He sees and knows everything about us and yet He loves us. And when people hear what God has to say, they will sing about the glory of God. When we talk to God, are we always full of thanks? When times are hard and we are sad, are we full of thanks? When things happen that make us made, are we full of thanks to God? Sometimes we don’t feel thankful.
Reflections Devotional
How Soon?
In my thirties and forties, I spent a number of years doing standup, which is a brutally honest discipline—and a brutal way to perform. Every attempted punchline provides immediate audience feedback: they either laugh or they don’t. It doesn’t take long to find out which it will be; there’s no waiting. The old adage of “Tragedy plus Time equals Comedy” is constantly in motion.
A Worship Hour Outline: Dreams
by Daniel Bagby
Dreams woo the child, bewilder youth,
And tease the full-grown soul!
We come to dream with you, Spirit of Hope. We confess that some of our dreams have been selfish ambitions, and that we have often been driven by personal gain and little interest in others or your will.
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