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Meaning and purpose, two elements of a reflective life, those are important aspects for our audience at The High Calling.  Using video as a catalyst we have launched the 60 Seconds to Significance series. I meet people all the time who are struggling with meaning in their lives....

It takes thick skin to be a writer; I don’t have thick skin. It makes me doubt myself – my hearing – that He would ask me to do something He knows will expose me to criticism, accusation....

Before they were born, I counted down the days until their arrival, imagining their beautiful faces, painting their room, sorting their clothes, and preparing to relieve my rotund belly of their heavy weight. The doctor told me to increase my caloric intake in order that we would all be properly nourished, but I was unable to consume even small portions....

I was not prepared for the sharp turn my devotion took this morning. I wanted to feel warm fuzzies, what I got was Luke 6....

                            Don't judge a book by it's cover             The pages are all worn             Many years of constant toil             Have left them thin and torn             It gives a good appearance             Belying what's inside             Perhaps you call it death to self             As God dissolves our pride.             ...

“Hey, Deidra, how are you all doing?” Really? You think you have a right to talk to me? How do you think I am? You single-handedly destroyed my world – I'm fan-frickin’-tastic! Somehow, “I’m fine, thanks, how are you? Good to see you,” managed its way out instead....

Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets. – Luke 5:5 (NIV) Luke 5:1-11 True fishermen are tenacious, optimistic, and resilient; they refuse to accept defeat....

                            You are The One, the only One             Who  knows me inside out             Despite the highs and lows of me             You haven't any doubt             That what You started years ago             Will come to full fruition             But only if I spend the time             Immersed in Your tuition.             ...

                               The world is going crazy                 It's turning upside down                 For many of it's people                 Their life is just a frown                 The peace and sure contentment                 They're trying hard to find                 Is really just a word away                 Of Jesus, they are...

Every Thursday I write to restore, sharing parts of my experience with depression and eating disorder with the hopes that someone will read it and be able to help recognize and understand the inner workings of these painful diseases and be able to help themselves or someone they love....