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Online Freedom from Emotional Eating Class Begins Soon!

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that Karon Ruiz, will facilitate an onlineFreedom From Emotional EatingBible study beginning September 22nd through November 14th. September 15th (this Monday!) will launch the introduction and getting to know you week. Class sign-ups end on September 21st.

Seven other ladies will assist Karon in hosting this class, each facilitating one week. This is a privateFacebook group and you would need to sendKaron Ruiza friends request and a message letting her...

11 Help for your Marriage with Heidi Byslma

Today I have the privilege of sharing a wonderful interview about marriage with my friend Heidi Bylsma. I hope it’s as much of a blessing to you as it is to me.

This is an encouraging interview whether your marriage could use just a little tweaking or a major overhaul.

To listen on iTunes:click here(Note: For some reason the podcasts aren’t always showing up on iTunes the day they come out and often it takes several days for them to appear. If you’d like to get them the day they come out, you s...

Worry vs. Concern: 8 Characteristics of Each

Today I’m happy to have a guest post by a blogger friend, Caleb Suko. Caleb just published a helpfulbook on worry called, What If: How to Kill Worry and Anxiety Before They Kill You.This is a slightly modified excerpt from his book.

Sometimes worry can be difficult to identify in our life. This is because we often feel like worry is something good! We believe that if we love our child, then we should worry about them, we think that worry over a loved one’s safety is justified and even proof of...

10 How to Break Free from Idolatry

In today’s podcast we’ll talk about 6 steps to breaking free from idolatry.

This podcast is based on a post I wrote last year, although I’ve changed the steps just a bit. To see that post and the study that goes with it, click here.

To listen to the post in iTunes, click here.

For the idolatry quiz, click here.

Other resources:

Made to Crave, by Lysa TerKeurst
Gospel Treason, by Brad Bigney
Idolatry Sermon Series, by Brad Bigney
IdolatrySeries, on my blog

09 5 Reasons to Keep Working on Breaking That Habit

Do you ever get tired of working on breaking that habit? I know I do.

In today’s podcast we’ll talk about 5 reasons tokeep working on those habits when it would be so much easier to give up.

For more help with breaking habits, check out the breaking a habit tab at the top of this blog.

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08 When You Feel Like a Failure: 10 Questions to Ask

Do you ever feel like a complete and total failure? Do you ever feel like a mild loser?

Either way, this podcast will help. We’ll go through the self-condemnation questions and insecurity Bible verses fromI Deserve a Donut with our own failures in mind.

To listen on iTunes: click here

Here are the questions we’ll be discussing (these are in the book and the android app, but they’re not in the iPhone app as I wrote them after publishing the app):

Insecurity: Self-Condemnation Questions

Why do you th...

07 Breaking Free from the Idol of Skinny With Christina Smith

Interview with Christina Smith

Today I’m excited to share an interview with my friend Christina.

We’ll be talking about how to followlifelong eating boundaries, how to break free from the idol of skinny, and how Facebook sometimes gets in the way of that.

Christina shares her journey and how God has helped her along the way. She also gives practical suggestions for change.

To subscribe or listen on iTunes: click here

Other Resources:

Taste for Truth: A 30 Day Weight Loss Bible Study – also discusses...

06 How to Break a Habit

Do you ever feel like you can’t break that habit that has been plaguing you all your life?

In today’s podcast we’ll talk about three steps you can take if you want to break your habit.

To listen on iTunes: click here

To listen on Stitcher: click here

If you’d like more info on this subject click on the following links:

How to Set Boundaries
Secondary Boundaries
How to Set Boundaries To Break Free From Idolatry
The Renewing of the Mind

Interviewees Needed!

One of the things I love about Bible studies ishearing what God is doing in the lives of the people in the study. In addition to just enjoying each other, we get to build each other up and learn from each other.

I get to hear what God is teaching the people in the study, how they handle various problems, and what they’re struggling with, which is often the the same thing I’m struggling with.

That’s the same way I felt when I visited with my friend Terry on my podcast. Her interview encouraged m...

05 Breaking Habits: An Attitude That Keeps Us Stuck

In this episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, we’ll talk about an attitude that keeps us from breaking our habits.

If you’d like help with breaking a habit, check out the breaking a habit tab at the top of this blog.Click here to see the questions on today’s podcast.

To listen on iTunes: click here

To listen on Stitcher: click here