Recently I had a huge aha moment about loving our enemies that is still difficult to put into words. Those kinds of moments …
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Recently I had a huge aha moment about loving our enemies that is still difficult to put into words. Those kinds of moments …
Continue Reading about Love Covers a Multitude of Sins (or Annoyances)
Giving and receiving good shame messages at age 7 and 5? Yes! Check it out. I am not sure you readers are going to believe this, …
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Around here we are spreading joy by starting other Joy Groups. In addition to my three groups, we have a couple's group, a young …

I am helping Dr. Jim Wilder with his upcoming book on Facing Narcissism. We are learning that high-hesed identity groups are the …
I love reading in Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy. I have read it several times. Lately I have been pondering and sharing …
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Sharing Stories: Five Kinds Sharing stories is an important part of Joy Groups. Stories are life-changing because they are one …
In my 3 Joy Groups, each week we do appreciation and a brief time of sensing Immanuel’s presence and asking Him what He wants us …
In one of my Joy Groups we are doing an in-depth study about narcissism and how to deal with it both in ourselves and with …
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Last weekend I attended the Annual Gathering of folks who love Life Model Works. The focus was Living an Immanuel Lifestyle. I …
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Have you ever wondered why it can be hard to respond well to what others say or do? You have intentions of being loving, kind, …
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Joy Groups are beginning to spread and a friend asked me recently if I could write up something about how I facilitate my Joy …
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Do you ever wonder why sometimes after a painful event, you just cannot get your feet back on the ground—even if you know God’s …
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