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This will be my third week to sit at 280 lbs.  Honestly, I’m getting a little frustrated.  The no sugar thing is hard enough to stick with and now I’ve stalled for three solid weeks.  So to try and jump start myself again I am committing to the following eating plan for the next ( Read more... )

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Not much progress made this week, in large part to the emotional eating our in which our family has indulged after the death of our dog this week.  But I haven’t lost any ground either, so this week in intend to make down to 276-275.  The no-sugar plan is still going strong, ( Read more... )

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I weighed in this morning at 280 lbs.  A four pound week is great.  This is the first week where I actually felt like I lost something.  I tightened my belt up one notch this morning.  That was nice.  The sugarless life is not as painful as you might think.  But the longer I am ( Read more... )

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Why did God choose to save me? Perhaps you’ve asked yourself this question at some point or another. I know that many times after I’ve done or said something and immediately I feel that nudge from the Holy Spirit which tells me I’ve acted or spoken sinfully, I ask myself that ( Read more... )

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This week I noticed something about my eating habits. Now that I’ve cut sugar, I tend to compensate for that by eating more of other things. As a result, I didn’t really lose anything this week. I suppose I’m just glad I didn’t gain any back. This week, I will be mindful ( Read more... )

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The first week of no sugar is complete with a 95% success rate. We had a family reunion this past weekend with four days of family fun and lots of food. I had one square of chocolate fudge and a regular Coke while playing 18 holes of golf (no lunch during golf). So even with all ( Read more... )

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I want your reaction to the following:

Many believers experience anxiety when the topic of evangelism is mentioned. Why do we feel such anxiety? I think there are only a select few people who have the gift of evangelist who do not experience this anxiety. Could it be that we ( Read more... )

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Weight has been a struggle for me for as long as I can remember.  I’ve had periods of great success in my life, seasons of great control, but ultimately I’ve always bounced back - plus a few.  Today, August 11, 2009, I turned 33 years old.  I’m not old by any stretch.  However, ( Read more... )

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Sorry I’ve been a little remiss about writing here this month.  A lot of things tumbling around in my head, not much time to sit down and share them with you.

I just wanted to let you know that it is really difficult to find good, quality, fast tempoed worship songs.  I’ve been ( Read more... )

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I was reading this morning from the book, Death by Love, and came across an interesting point. The phrase “love the sinner, hate the sin” actually has its origins in the Hindu Gandhi’s 1929 autobiography, yet Christians toss about the phrase as if it comes directly from the ( Read more... )