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Beyond the wardrobe AwarenessSoul CareVision

Beyond the wardrobe

Daily we’re exposed to endless streams of news and media to consume. And it’s easy…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 30, 2025

Marriage as an act of faith CommitmentFaithMarriage

Marriage as an act of faith

To live by faith is to trust God’s guiding hand as we journey into the…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 28, 2025

Ownership FaithResponsibilityStewardship

Ownership

God is the creator of heaven and earth. He owns it all. And yet he…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 27, 2025

Unmoored AwarenessChangeSpiritual Formation

Unmoored

Since childhood we’ve been taught to believe in ourselves and to forge our own path…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 24, 2025

Overcoming indecision CourageDiscernmentLove

Overcoming indecision

It’s tempting to believe our decisions are either right or wrong. And the fear of…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 23, 2025

Play as a school for courage CourageFaithPlay

Play as a school for courage

We gravitate toward those things in which we have competence. But this means we also…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 22, 2025

Grumbling is not stumbling ConflictLoveWisdom

Grumbling is not stumbling

Our actions will have an impact on others, and it’s only fair to consider the…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 21, 2025

Room for improvement GrowthHumilityStewardship

Room for improvement

Mastery in life comes with a certain pride of achievement. We like knowing we have…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 20, 2025

​​More quiet time LifeSoul CareSpiritual Formation

​​More quiet time

Alerts, notifications, and breaking news bombard us from the moment we wake up, not to…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 17, 2025

Letting go without giving up FaithStewardshipSurrender

Letting go without giving up

Life happens to us and we remain responsible with how we steward the time and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 16, 2025

King of kings KingLeadershipStewardship

King of kings

Our kingdom is the realm of our influence – the corner of creation over which…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 15, 2025

Redeeming shadows RedemptionShadowStory

Redeeming shadows

There are aspects to our story we might wish to keep hidden in the shadows…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 14, 2025

​​Desire for sexual uniqueness EnvyGriefSexual Formation

​​Desire for sexual uniqueness

There’s a part of us that longs to be special and irreplaceable, unique and one-of-a-kind. …

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 10, 2025

My father’s son FatherIdentitySpiritual Formation

My father’s son

It’s been said an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In the same way,…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 9, 2025

Always on mission HusbandLeadershipLove

Always on mission

It’s nice to have weekends and holidays off from work. But this is not a…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 8, 2025

Different healing journeys CareForgivenessResponsibility

Different healing journeys

Guilt is an appropriate feeling whenever our actions have caused harm to another. And it’s…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 7, 2025

Desire and sacrifice DesireLoveSacrifice

Desire and sacrifice

We want all sorts of things and we don’t have to pretend otherwise. Maturity is…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 6, 2025

Respite RestSoul CareStewardship

Respite

Daily we get up and fight the good fight – providing for our families, being…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 3, 2025

Long grief GriefResurrectionSorrow

Long grief

Eternity is written into our souls, which makes death a hard reality to come to…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 2, 2025

Identity beyond performance IdentityTrue SelfWork

Identity beyond performance

The work of our hands matters and flows from who God has created us to…

Dr. Corey CarlisleOctober 1, 2025

It starts with you AwarenessChangeResponsibility

It starts with you

The blame game has been around since Eden. It’s very easy to see how others…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 30, 2025

House of mourning/The land of the dying DeathLifeResurrection

House of mourning/The land of the dying

House of mourning Death is not a pleasant reality to face, whether our own or…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 29, 2025

​​Arrested by beauty BeautyCallingTransformation

​​Arrested by beauty

Beauty has the power to arrest us – to stop us in our tracks and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 26, 2025

Greatness of soul ExcellenceStrengthWarrior

Greatness of soul

We do not choose the time given to us, only what we do with what…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 25, 2025

On being representatives AwarenessIdentityStewardship

On being representatives

God has gifted us each with doing certain things well. And these gifts are best…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 24, 2025

Respecting self LoveRespectTrue Self

Respecting self

We’re prone to quickly get defensive whenever we feel disrespected. But many times the core…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 23, 2025

Your conviction or theirs DiscernmentFaithTrue Self

Your conviction or theirs

  Everyone has an opinion, but some are informed while others are not. And it’s…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 22, 2025

From first to last kiss EmbodimentGriefLove

From first to last kiss

A kiss is sacred. We don’t just kiss anyone. And it’s intimate. We bring our…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 19, 2025

Return of the apex KingLeadershipLife

Return of the apex

The lion is the king of the beast, not just for its stately walk and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 18, 2025

On the way GriefHopeSorrow

On the way

Many things are not as they should be in this life. And yet we live…

Dr. Corey CarlisleSeptember 17, 2025