Gaining a Heavenly Perspective on Life's Trials {Joni Eareckson Tada}

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Gaining a Heavenly Perspective on Life's Trials By Joni Eareckson Tada (Bible Gateway Blog). My face flushed and my eyes became damp. For the fourth time that day, I needed to be lifted out of my wheelchair and laid down. I had to undress to readjust my corset—shallow breathing, sweating, and a skyrocketing blood pressure were signaling that something was either pinching, bruising, or sticking my paralyzed body. . . . Continue Reading Four Reasons Why You Need to Respect the Future By Dr. John Townsend (BoundariesBooks Blog). No one would argue with the importance of living in the present. But here is the problem, and it's a huge one: Focusing only on the present is just as dysfunctional as focusing only on the future. The entitlement mantra about the future is: Ignore the future and focus on today. But the Hard Way mantra is: Respect the future and let it guide today's experience. . . . Continue Reading The Missing Ingredient of Advent By Rick McKinley, Chris Seay, and Greg Holder (Bible Gateway Blog). Our hearts are formed by what we worship. Excitement, anticipation, hope—each of these emotions swells around the object of our dearest affection. We spend our time and energy on what matters most to us. What do we worship during Advent? "Jesus" is the right answer, of course, but is it the true answer? . . . Continue Reading The Church of Outlandish, Outrageous Faith By Grant Skeldon (Bible Gateway Blog). A few years ago, some friends and I had the privilege of grabbing lunch with Bob Goff. And by that I mean he put his phone number in the back of his national bestselling book, so I called him. (Talk about making yourself available for people to join your life.) It was one of the coolest experiences because Bob told me something I'm never going to forget. . . . Continue Reading   - Want more? Subscribe to one or more of the following devotional email newsletters published jointly by Bible Gateway and Zondervan: Boundaries (weekly) Investigating Faith with Lee Strobel (weekly) The Daniel Plan (weekly) Christine Caine (weekly) The Daniel Prayer (a 5-day devotional journey) The Seven Money Types (a 9-day Bible study) Care Instructions for a Life Worth Living with John Ortberg (weekly) - join Zondervan on social media  This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. For information regarding our privacy policy, click here. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact us. Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication -