Tim Tracy Gratitude is one of the most powerful emotions that you can experience. It connects you to what is truly important in your life. It reminds you that as long as you’re breathing, everything is going to be okay. And it helps frame your day, your expectations, and your actions. Embracing gratitude can be … Read more
Who I Am In Christ Series, part 4 When I came to Christ during the Jesus People movement of the Seventies (what TIME magazine called “The Jesus Revolution”), I was loaded with insecurity. I wasn’t sure who or what I was. Having been subjected to years of rejection and emotional abuse, my psyche was traumatized. … Read more
Who I Am In Christ Series, part 3 The “Who I Am In Christ’ list developed by Dr. Neil Anderson was a game-changer for me. It helped me to deal with the core issues that were holding me back in life, preventing me from living the life of abundance and victory that God intended … Read more
Who I Am In Christ Series, part 2 Neil T. Anderson’s classic books Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker were both published in 1990. That’s when he developed his “Who I Am In Christ” list. That was 34 years ago, and yet there is still an appallingly high percentage of Christians who still … Read more
Who I Am In Christ Series, part 1 So many people these days are going through an identity crisis. They simply don’t know who they are. Sadly, many of those people are Christians. They may go to church regularly, read their Bibles, pray. They’re doing all the things. If you were to ask them, … Read more
In the Beginning…There Were Hoops. I learned about jumping through hoops at an early age. Although I did not find out about it until I was in my thirties, my dad was a closet alcoholic. My mom helped keep it a secret, but resented being forced into this role. She lashed out at Dad, belittling … Read more
What Comes After John 3:16? Do you have a favorite Bible verse? Many people do. Some people call it their “life verse.” Probably the most famous verse in the Bible is John 3:16. Most Christians can quote it by heart: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes … Read more
Words Matter Words are powerful. What we say matters. Words have the power to tear down or build up. Proverbs 18:21 says, “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Yes, words are important. But did you know that this is also true of unspoken words, such as the things you tell yourself? Let … Read more
How’s Your Self-Talk? I love this sign, because it’s a perfect illustration of self-talk. And even though I had been a Christian for many years, the only thing growing in my mind was weeds. Self-talk is a term frequently found in many of today’s self-help books. But back in the 1980s when I first … Read more
by Tim Tracy What Is Shame? Shame is a difficult emotion to express. You may experience it as a feeling of not being good enough, a worry that there’s something wrong with you, or an overwhelming feeling that you’re bad, dirty, or inferior. In her book The Gifts of Imperfection, social researcher Brene Brown explains, … Read more