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Shifting gears GriefHopeSpiritual Formation

Shifting gears

Life comes with many unexpected plot twists. What seems like a reasonable expectation is not…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 10, 2025

Focus on the original AwarenessSexual FormationWisdom

Focus on the original

No one likes being fooled by a cheap imitation. And much time and energy is…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 9, 2025

Being influenced AwarenessChangeTrue Self

Being influenced

We each have our gifts for doing certain things well. But this also means we…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 8, 2025

Strength renewed Body wisdomResurrectionStrength

Strength renewed

Perhaps it’s only natural to want to protect limited resources.  And there is wisdom in…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 7, 2025

Stories as antidote to shame FreedomRedemptionShame

Stories as antidote to shame

The sins of our youth are embarrassing and perhaps outright shameful. And more often than…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 6, 2025

On what has come before AwarenessLearningWisdom

On what has come before

No one else has lived our life. And the time and place given to us…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 5, 2025

Necessary repetitions DisciplineGrowthStewardship

Necessary repetitions

Repetition is tedious. It’s hard doing the same thing over and over again. But this…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 4, 2025

Take your place DiscernmentFatherHusband

Take your place

Love often requires us to take the lowly position – willingly giving up our comfort…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 3, 2025

Prepared beforehand CallingLarger StorySexual Formation

Prepared beforehand

Hindsight is 20/20. But we don't yet see how everything in our life is working…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 2, 2025

On being Scrooge ChangeMasculinityStory

On being Scrooge

Scrooge has become synonymous with being a cranky, old cheapskate. And it’s easy to dismiss…

Dr. Corey CarlisleApril 1, 2025

Accepting the good and the bad EnduranceLarger StorySuffering

Accepting the good and the bad

 It’s certainly easier to be grateful when life is going well. But life is also…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 31, 2025

Being one who loves IdentityLoveSpiritual Formation

Being one who loves

It’s easy to love those who love us, and to repay kindness to those who…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 30, 2025

Wanting to be needed DesireIdentityTrue SelfWork

Wanting to be needed

We were created with a deep desire for weight and significance – to know our…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 29, 2025

Marriage as a partnership (not a project) ConnectionHusbandMarriage

Marriage as a partnership (not a project)

Relationships are designed to bring out the best in us, and, of course, this includes…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 28, 2025

Pruning our gifts DiscernmentGiftsStewardship

Pruning our gifts

God has created us each for doing certain things well. We each have our own…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 27, 2025

When Peter Pan’s tragedy is our own MasculinityMaturityStory

When Peter Pan’s tragedy is our own

Boyhood is a magical and adventurous time of freedom and joy, without the weight of…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 26, 2025

​​By this time tomorrow FaithHopeTime

​​By this time tomorrow

God’s time is not like our own. A day is like a thousand years, and…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 25, 2025

Remember Hagar FaithSpiritual FormationStewardship

Remember Hagar

It’s not enough to trust God’s promises without also trusting his timing. The vision God…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 24, 2025

The cross cannot be bypassed ForgivenessIdentityShame

The cross cannot be bypassed

Our new life in Christ frees us from the guilt and shame of our past.…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 23, 2025

Spiritual vaginismus and men Body wisdomGraceSpiritual Formation

Spiritual vaginismus and men

Vaginismus is a condition where the muscle of the vaginal wall involuntarily tightens, making penetration…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 22, 2025

Spiritual impotence Body wisdomSpiritual FormationStrength

Spiritual impotence

We were created to bring more life and goodness into the world – to be…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 21, 2025

Pride of agreement AwarenessConflictPride

Pride of agreement

We all have our points of view and opinions we believe are right. And it’s…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 20, 2025

Senselessness of sin ConflictForgivenessMarriage

Senselessness of sin

It’s part of human nature to want to figure things out, and perhaps especially true…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 19, 2025

Lead and stop going in circles HusbandLeadershipMarriage

Lead and stop going in circles

It’s easy to grow frustrated when it seems like we’re having the same conversations over…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 18, 2025

When Rachel’s plight is our own FaithPrayerSpiritual Formation

When Rachel’s plight is our own

It’s hard to watch others receive the blessings we’ve been praying for ourselves. And we’re…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 17, 2025

Lessons from nature AwarenessEmbodimentWisdom

Lessons from nature

Christ is the firstborn over all creation. Indeed everything was created through him and for…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 16, 2025

Perfected in love FaithHopeLove

Perfected in love

Life is filled with many disappointments and setbacks, heartaches and sorrows. And it’s tempting to…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 15, 2025

Shaped through resistance HusbandLeadershipStewardship

Shaped through resistance

Obedience is not truly tested when we agree with the expectations placed upon us; it…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 14, 2025

True, but not helpful DiscernmentLoveWisdom

True, but not helpful

Certainly, we are called to speak what is true and not lie. But just because…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 13, 2025

On final exams GrowthMaturityWisdom

On final exams

It’s frustrating when it seems we’re faced with the same tests in life again. Didn’t…

Dr. Corey CarlisleMarch 12, 2025