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Too Busy to Pray? Outsource!

Denise Miller Holmes | September 23, 2009

Savvy Article #0925
The old, wrinkled woman said to me, “Remember that if you ask us to pray for you, to also pray for yourself.”  Of course, I knew that. I may have been a young Christian, but even a ninny knows to pray for yourself while others are praying for you, right?
But that was the [...]

This is Killing Me! The Agonizing Effects of Shame vs. the Love of God

Denise Miller Holmes | September 14, 2009

Savvy Article #0924
Shame is a killer. It kills the heart, it kills the mind, it kills relationships, and it kills joy.
Of course, there is such a thing as healthy shame—the type of shame that leads us to sorrow and repentance. But, shame too often becomes toxic.