The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney

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The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney

I recently pulled this book off my bookshelf and re-read it. It was just as good, just as timely, just as needed, this time around as the first time.

Are you satisfied with past truth or must you have present truth? Are you truly hungry for the presence of God—not just knowing about Him, but truly knowing Him? If so, you may be well on your way to becoming a God chaser. If not, read this book for a passionate invitation to become one.

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The Gift of Discipline

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It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. Zig Zigler

Wow! Thank you, Zig! As I thought about what I’ve committed to lately, for improving my quality of life, I began to think about that word – discipline. What does it take to be a disciplined person? Well, okay, what does it take for ME to be a disciplined person?

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Facets of Faith

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Facets of Faith

I recently did a word study on faith and I came up with a huge list of the many different aspects of faith. This blog post will just barely touch the surface of this vast topic, but I do hope you will come away with some practical thoughts around faith.

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The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher

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The Sacred Meal by Nora Gallagher

Annoying. This book was one of the most annoying books to read that I’ve ever read. I had great trouble even finishing it.

I thought it was going to be about the practice of taking communion. Instead it was bits and pieces of the author’s life strung together with the occasional story having something to do with her experience with communion.

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Discovering Self Interest

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What I am about to say may not sit well with those of you who struggle with “healthy eating.” I know because I struggled with it – still do. I’m a lover of all things bread, sweet, creamy or chocolate-y. And, in my life, I’ve had to lose weight a few times, such as following child-birth or following stressful times in my life, where I used food as a friend, and invited it over often.

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Habit Change Planning—the Plan D Way

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What is Plan D habit change planning? It is contingency planning for your habit change issue. You brainstorm possible obstacles or likely hindrances that could stop you from succeeding with your specific habit change goal.

For example, let’s suppose you have decided to go to your local fitness club on a certain day of the week to work out. What if your car won’t start? What if the club is unexpectedly closed? What if the school calls and you have to go pick up your sick child at the exact time you had your workout scheduled?

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Chasing Francis by Ian Morgan Cron

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Chasing Francis by Ian Morgan Cron

Chasing Francis is a different sort of book about St. Francis of Assisi. Instead of the usual biography this was a fictional account of a modern day pastor on a journey “chasing” after Francis going to the literal places that Francis went to all over Italy.

I was surprised to see several negative reviews of this book by other reviewers, but I must admit that I knew almost nothing about Francis of Assisi beforehand so I cannot attest to its historical accuracy. Neither am I an avid reader of fiction, so may not have as many fiction works in my own reading history to compare this one too.

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Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick

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Sun Stand Still by Steven Furtick

Sun Stand Still is all about faith—audacious faith—a faith that “makes regular people behave with boldness or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal comfort [or] conventional thought.”

Steven Furtick starts out by welcoming us to audacious faith and making a bold promise that by the time we finish reading his book, we will have this audacious faith pumping through our veins, too.

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