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If January is a time for new beginnings, starting over, developing better habits or kicking bad ones, February is the time of defeat. The most common goals are the same every year: deal with losing weight (eat healthier, exercise more), finances (spend less, save more, get a better paying job), get organized, quit smoking, travel and hobbies. Only 1 in 10 will stick with the goal longer than a month and only 8% will see measurable success in reaching their goal. By mid-mon

[...our cells, even outside of our body, will still respond to our emotions.] The news lately has been full of stories about protesters, statues, free speech, slavery and racism. Sadly, the scenario is not uncommon throughout history, including the church. And, like nearly every other challenge the Christian faces, the first battlefield is in the thought life of the mind. The mind is powerful. It controls perceptions of God, self and others, which in turn dictates how “s

In Ephesians 6, Paul calls on the church to stop arguing about various issues with people and address the real enemy, the spiritual powers of darkness. He says it like this: “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this ag