Existentially Alone in a Meaningless World?

BP 168 “Existential isolation . . . refers to the unbridgeable gap between self and others, a gap that exists even in the presence of deeply gratifying interpersonal relationships. .…

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Mentally Ill and I Know Why

BP 167 My name is Sarah. I am mentally ill. I began having symptoms of OCD when I was nine—intrusive thoughts crept into my mind, and I couldn’t stop thinking…

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What If I Don’t Know Me?

BP 164 My name is Cassie. I grew up in a Christian home with parents who loved Jesus and with a sister and brother who said they loved God, too.…

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Bridges: Burn Them or Spurn Them

BP 163 Anger is a tricky emotion. It can come from heaven or hell. It can kill others and it can kill you. I’m not talking about anger from others,…

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No Matter What Your Wound: Choose Love

BP162 This post will be short and hopefully, sweet. I have just a few bullet points here: Jesus said that the two great commandments are to love God and to…

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There Is Surviving and There Is Maturing

BP 161 You can’t dedicate all your strength to survival and expect to grow at the same time. My name is Joe. I survived my childhood instead of flourishing from…

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Counterfeit Self

BP160 Most of us are familiar with people who have made millions of dollars (even hundreds of millions like Frank Bourassa) creating counterfeit currency, art forgeries, or false documents. But…

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How to Master the Shame that Masters You

BP 159 According to God’s book, men and women are born in sin. They enter this world possessed by a sin nature with a natural ongoing propensity for sin and…

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