Tag Archives: anxiety

Finding Our Way

Posted on February 14, 2022 by carlsimmonslive

Finding biblical ways to deal with the modern world. . . . Tom Greener. Finding Our Way: How Ancient Practices Help Us Navigate through Stress, Anxiety, and Alienation. 158p., $12.99, self-published. The French philosopher famously declared, “the more things change, … Continue reading →

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A Small Book for the Anxious Heart

Posted on January 2, 2020 by carlsimmonslive

It is what it says it is. 🙂 And it’s by an author a few of you will recognize. . . . Edward T. Welch. A Small Book for the Anxious Heart: Meditations on Fear, Worry, and Trust. 192p., $17.99, … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Future: a small-group session

Posted on September 2, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

For this session, you’ll need…. beanbags, stress balls, or other soft items that can be tossed around—two for every group of four or five Laying Down Your Day (10 minutes) Have everyone get into subgroups of four to five. (If … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Anxiety   

Posted on July 29, 2019 by carlsimmonslive

What I interpret as God’s slowness in making my life less stressful is, rather, his patience in waiting for me to repent. Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Future: a small-group session

Posted on December 2, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

For this session, you’ll need…. beanbags, stress balls, or other soft items that can be tossed around—two for every group of four or five   Laying Down Your Day (10+ minutes) Have everyone get into subgroups of four to five. … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Doubt

Posted on November 4, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Our anxiety expresses itself through doubt. And our doubt expresses itself by taking things into our own hands. Whether we say it or even consciously think it, trying to make things happen on our own says, at best, “God’s not … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Anxiety

Posted on October 28, 2015 by carlsimmonslive

Let’s begin our exploration of our future at its most immediate location: Today. My dad has a phrase I’ve used a lot in the past couple decades: “He’s the God of 11:59.” In other words, God intervenes in our lives … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Future: a small-group session

Posted on April 20, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

This  session is based upon the following past devotionals—refer back, or forge ahead at yr discretion (the one place you’ll need to re-read is hyperlinked): Lay Down Your Anxiety Lay Down Your Doubt Lay Down Your Goals Lay Down Your … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Doubt, Part 2

Posted on March 30, 2012 by carlsimmonslive

In the first part of this devotional, posted way back when, we looked at how our anxiety expresses itself in doubt and in trying to “control” the situation apart from God. Sometimes, however, we already know things are out of … Continue reading →

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Lay Down Your Doubt — a start

Posted on December 9, 2011 by carlsimmonslive

Our anxiety expresses itself through doubt. And our doubt expresses itself by taking things into our own hands. Whether we say it or even consciously think it, trying to make things happen on our own says, at best, “God’s not … Continue reading →

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