Category: Encouragement
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Finding Refuge Or Escape?
By Lisa S. Tarno In my faith we are metaphorically encouraged to find refuge under God’s wings. (Psalm 36:7) What this looks like actually is a hush over my whirling mind and thoughts that are counter productive and a settling of my spirit to really take it in that…in this frenzied, scary moment…God is control.…
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Eternity Is More Important Than Dislike For The Church
By Lisa S. Tarno Sadly, I have met too many people who are dissatisfied or uninterested in the Christian church experience. I hear the all too familiar statement that the church is full of hypocrites, to others who have been hurt and scarred by their experience. All I can say is that, unfortunately, I understand. …
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Managing Expectations In Life
By Lisa S. Tarno I think I have a new revelation on managing expectations in life better so as to also manage disappointments in kind. Expectations or anticipations set us up for something hopeful and good, but when they are not met as we perceive them in our mind’s eye, disappointment invariably occurs. Instead I…
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Stare At God; Glance At Our Lives
By Lisa S. Tarno Learning to stare at God and glance at our lives is a great teaching method authored by Kristi McClelland to approach studying the Bible with a Middle Eastern lens opposed to our Western lens. I’m thoroughly enjoying her study right now called “Jesus & Women: In The First Century And Now”…
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Can We Change God’s Mind?
By Lisa S. Tarno Do you think we can change God’s mind? Genesis 18 shows Abraham interceding for Sodom and Gomorrah; Exodus 32 shows Moses praying for God’s anger to abate towards the idol worshipping Israelites…and it seems like God changes his first course of action. What are we to take away from these examples…
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FEAR Is A Four Letter Word!!
By Lisa S. Tarno What is it that you fear? Do you fear death? Do you fear living? Rhetorically it seems ridiculous doesn’t it to consider the posed questions in relation to each other? Within the realms of life and death are many things that can cause fear in people. Fear is truly a four…
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Living Life RESOLVED!!!!
By Lisa S. Tarno I am inspired today from God’s word in Acts 28:31. The phrase “with full boldness and without hindrance” seem to resonate in my mind….in my life. There have been so many attempts to distract me in my personal life upon moving to Colorado and currently with stepping out into a new…
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The Psychology of Breakthrough…
By Lisa S. Tarno What is the catalyst for a breakthrough? Some people may say it took them years to experience a breakthrough, but personal growth guru, Tony Robbins suggests that it doesn’t take years for a breakthrough to happen. It happens in a moment…it may have taken years leading up to a moment, but…
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MYOB! RX for Discontentment
By Lisa S. Tarno The enemy of being content is AWARENESS! In today’s world with smart phones and social media, we are EVER AWARE of: what we have and what we don’t have; who we’re with and without; being included or being excluded; traveling or staying home; remodeling or keenly reminded of our budget; having…
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THE PERFECT MARINADE
By Lisa S. Tarno Summertime. I love to be on the back deck and put up the umbrella on the table and sit on my outside patio furniture and feel the warmth of the day or the coolness of night. I love to fire up the grill and do a majority of cooking outside with…
A Write Way to Think 