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So, what is the antidote? Or, to borrow a phrase from Francis Schaeffer, the question for us a Christians is “How then should we live?” How do we survive today’s “new age movement?”

Our hearts were never created to shift from tragedy to tragedy, conflict to conflict repeatedly, multiple times a day; much less, multiple times a minute. It’s the emotional and spiritual equivalent of the Mount Saint Helens eruption in our hearts. But it never ends, and we never give our hearts and minds time to recover, heal, and process.

Much like darkness being the absence of light, hate is the absence of love. And, as there is a progression from day to night, light to dark, there is also a progression from love to hate.

If you are to keep the squatters from returning and destroying the house of your tov heart, it must be occupied. Jesus must dwell there.

You are called to live open and free. Not protecting what you have but giving it all away, including yourself.

People are always on the lookout for the Shiny New Coin. The latest cool insight or revelation from some author or podcaster. The new thing they think will help them fix what is “broken” in their life.

For you to begin to become who God created you to be, you must be saturated with love, support, and encouragement.

It is impossible to coast to Jesus. To “come to him,” you must act on purpose. You must consciously exercise your will.

We’re all searching for something. Exactly what that something is depends on you.

Your Will, whether you realized it or not, is the primary driver of your life.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your...