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2024-10-21T18:00:57-07:00

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Navigating Self-Inflicted Storms: A Journey of Hope

Last updated on: October 21, 2024 at 6:00 pm By Kurt W. Bubna

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Have you ever wondered if you would survive during a time of trying to navigate a self-inflicted tumultuous emotional storm? Maybe you said to yourself, If just one more thing hits the fan, I quit! You might not be suicidal, but you sure as heck are ready to wake up in heaven sooner than later. The tempest is especially difficult to endure when you know in your knower that you caused it. What’s worse, perhaps some of your oldest friends... Read more

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2024-10-13T18:14:26-07:00

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Reflections On Loss And The Unstoppable Reality Of Change

Last updated on: October 13, 2024 at 6:14 pm By Kurt W. Bubna

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Everything changes—every relationship, human system and structure, organization, organism, and cell in our body. Even after death, there is change (aka decay). Nothing earthly on this side of eternity has any permanence. So, like it or not, all things change; it is inevitable. Several days ago, my younger brother had a massive heart attack and passed away. He was only sixty-four. I didn’t see that change coming, and it rocked my world. A week ago, someone sent me a picture... Read more

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2024-10-06T08:56:44-07:00

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Why The Cancel Culture Isn’t Christlike: Grace Over Judgment

Last updated on: October 6, 2024 at 8:56 am By Kurt W. Bubna

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We live in a world where rejection and revulsion are far too common. The cancel culture—where we cast off people and end relationships because we’ve been angered and hurt, separates and divides us from one another. In our treatment of others, we appoint ourselves the judge of right and wrong and determine who is in or out based on our preferences or beliefs. We have forgotten how to be civil. We also confuse accountability (i.e., holding people responsible for their... Read more

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2024-09-29T11:03:25-07:00

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Surviving The Storms: When Life’s Pain Feels Unbearable

Last updated on: September 29, 2024 at 11:03 am By Kurt W. Bubna

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Life is hard sometimes. I don’t mean splinter-in-your-finger hard. I mean, you’re in so much mental, emotional, or spiritual pain (and yes, spiritual pain is a thing) that you sometimes pray to God, “Okay. I’m done. I can’t take it anymore. Beam me up, Jesus.” I’m talking about the kind of agony that causes you to bounce between anger and grief so much that it makes you dizzy. I’m referring to the sort of anguish so excruciating that you wonder... Read more

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2024-09-15T16:02:26-07:00

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Broken But Not Defeated: Finding Hope In The Darkness

Last updated on: September 15, 2024 at 4:02 pm By Kurt W. Bubna

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We are all wounded. All. Of. Us. I’m not bringing this up to minimize my poor choices or anyone else’s foolish actions, but we all are broken, and, as a result, we hurt others. We all walk with a limp in the darkness at times. We all have titled halos. I agree with Chris Rollman who wrote, “The entire Christian narrative is based on human failure . . . and the saga to bring redemption to failing humanity back into a relationship... Read more

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2024-09-02T09:29:08-07:00

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The High Cost Of Marital Failure

Last updated on: September 2, 2024 at 9:29 am By Kurt W. Bubna

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From the outside, my marriage looked fine. We didn’t fight or scream, curse at, or abuse each other. For the most part, we were kind and at ease in our marriage, but I felt stuck in a dull, passionless routine resulting in indifference. According to Forbes, 75% of individuals and couples cited lack of commitment as the reason for their divorce. When we grow comfortable, we can become complacent, leading to mediocrity, often resulting in relational breakdown. My wife and I... Read more

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2024-08-18T17:30:20-07:00

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Beliefs That Bamboozle And Betray Us

Last updated on: August 18, 2024 at 5:30 pm By Kurt W. Bubna

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Most of us have a plethora of lies etched into our souls. As a result of those false beliefs that bamboozle and betray us, we become highly insecure. And our insecurities always (and yes, I mean always) lead to serious relational problems. We can’t flourish spiritually or relationally in an environment of anxiety and doubt. Whether told to us by a person in authority, someone close to us, the enemy, or our self-talk, untruths weaken our ability to love others... Read more

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2024-07-27T16:35:04-07:00

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How To Deal With Depression Before It Deals With You

Last updated on: July 27, 2024 at 4:35 pm By Kurt W. Bubna

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Is it possible that God wants to use our pain, even our self-inflicted agony and depression, to make us stronger and better rather than weaker and bitter? Is it possible that God can take whatever we surrender to Him, even our mess, and turn it into a miracle when we cry out for His help? What if God’s blessings sometimes come disguised as difficulties? Depression doesn’t sit well on me, but as hard as I try, sometimes it covers me... Read more

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2024-07-23T17:24:41-07:00

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Why You Mustn’t Live In The Land Of What Ifs

Last updated on: July 23, 2024 at 5:24 pm By Kurt W. Bubna

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People who constantly stress about what-ifs are problematic because they typically go to a place of worry that is unproductive and relationally draining. Stressing about what might be different today if you had done something different yesterday is pointless. None of us can change anything about our past. We can and should learn from our experiences, but we cannot alter anything about what happened. So, imagining a thousand “what ifs” is futile and fruitless. What if I hadn’t married that person?... Read more

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2024-07-03T10:11:03-07:00

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What You Can Do About The Rise In Teen Suicides

Last updated on: July 3, 2024 at 10:11 am By Kurt W. Bubna

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More teenagers die from suicide than from cancer, birth defects, heart disease, pneumonia, and influenza—combined. In fact, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24. One source reports that for students in grades 7-12, there are over 5,000 suicide attempts each day in our nation. Let that number sink in for a moment. That’s over 200 attempts every hour of every day. When I read the recent story of an 11-year-old boy named Tysen who hanged himself,... Read more

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