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Strong spirits: bread of life
A lot of people are intrigued by Jesus but can't really swallow him.
Gary Schwerin
Besides serving as pastor at Caledonia Church, Gary Schwerin is the Spiritual Development Minister for the Rockford YMCA and Executive Director of Bridge Ministries of Rockford.
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Strong spirits: let it go!
Anger towards another, unchecked and nurtured, becomes the same as murder.
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Strong spirits: what really scares you?
What terrifies me is the thought that in the storms of my life, I will foolishly think that I can take care of things myself.
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Strong spirits: capable and compassionate
We need God's help to be compassionate as much as for any other miracle.
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Strong spirits: just an ordinary day?
Look for the holy in the ordinary, listen for God's voice in the silence.
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Strong spirits: references
Are you a reference for Jesus? Could Jesus point to you and say, "They know who I am"?
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Strong spirits: what are you hearing?
Jesus used the natural world as the stage for many of his most powerful messages.
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Strong spirits: Huh?
Truth can be hard for us to understand.
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Strong spirits: Do you want to be well?
Have you grown so accustomed to the problem that you've stopped believing there can be a healing?
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Strong spirits: one question - one thing
Don't let things steal life from you.
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Strong spirits: who can pray?
When push goes to shove, most of us will find ourselves crying out, looking for help, raising questions.
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Strong spirits: what do you really need?
The list of fundamental necessities is really very short.
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Strong spirits: surprises
Would you be surprised to know God loves you, too?
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Strong spirits: Me? Talk to God?
You can have a day-long, ongoing conversation with the one who loves you most.
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Strong spirits: what am I to do?
There's a pretty simple answer, really, but it's not easy to fulfill.
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Strong spirits: famous?
Jesus came to give eternal life to all - not to condemn or judge us.
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Strong spirits: take a risk!
Have you ever done something daring and important that took you way out of your comfort zone?
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Strong spirits: what makes you mad?
Some anger is legitimate. Much is not.
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Strong spirits: your invitation
None of this happens without an invitation.
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Strong spirits: that's a great question
Here are five questions with the power to show us important things about ourselves.
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Strong spirits: not just a friend
Jesus doesn't just want to be your friend- though he certainly does. He is also God Almighty.
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Strong spirits: questions
God is not offended by your questions. He welcomes them.
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Strong spirits: remember... then follow
Jesus invites us to follow him into a very needy world, and to transform it by his love.
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Strong spirits: are you happy?
Jesus sees things differently than we do... He sees the truth! And he sees the whole picture.
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Strong spirits: glints of new life
And yet, there is something I love more than spring.
