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Friday Conversations: Annie Grace Nov 11, 2022

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Annie Grace’s Book is Not About Alcohol

Okay; Annie’s book This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness, and Change Your Lifeactually IS about alcohol. But in my opinion, it’s about alcohol in the same sense that Hemingway’s classic The Old Man and the Sea is about fishing. Sure, Hemingway wrapped his tale in the metaphors of fishing, but the story is about fighting a colossal battle against an almost impossible set of foes and difficult circumstances, believing in himself, and ultimately overcoming all those challenges and inspiring others with his story.

Annie’s story is one of overcoming an unhealthy relationship with alcohol (hint: there is actually no “healthy” relationship with alcohol). She decided to dive into researching it on her own, to try and understand her own behavior and take back control of her own life. It wasn’t easy, but she’s now eight years into her new, free life, and she’s changing the world.

I’m going to do a Self-Brain Surgery Saturday episode about alcohol sometime. But for today, let Annie show you how she found a path to freedom through research and a commitment to discovering the truth. Here’s what she now believes, in her own words:

* I believe (and the science says!) that a positive approach is far more effective than a negative approach.

* Scare tactics & willpower don’t work over the long term and true, lasting change comes from positive desire.

* As a first step we must put down the weapons of shame and blame. Let ourselves off the hook and then understand our power.

* We are not powerless. In fact, the more we know and understand, the more powerful we become.

* There is no ‘right way’, but I have found that the path to changing your thinking, and therefore your desire, can be the most fun and least painful way to change.

Here’s the “official” story from her great website:

At 26, Annie Grace was the youngest Vice President in a multinational company’s history, and her drinking career began in earnest; by 35, she was in a global C-level marketing role, responsible for 28 countries. Drinking close to two bottles of wine a night became a ritual. Annie Grace’s professional success came at a personal price she no longer wanted to pay. She knew alcohol was no longer serving her. Yet, she didn’t want to suffer through life in a daily battle for sobriety, feeling deprived and constantly trying to avoid temptation.

Annie Grace revamped her own relationship with alcohol — she stripped it of its power and changed her beliefs about booze being a reward — and today she helps others across the globe do the same. Her approach helps people where rehabs have not. She’s created a brand new way to look at the role of alcohol in our lives, establishing a safe space for those who question their drinking but haven’t self-diagnosed as alcoholics stuck in denial of an incurable disease. Annie Grace preaches compassion, knowing its power over shame and blame is the best way to achieve lasting change. And, she offers a proven alternative to the largely ineffective recipe for so-called “success”—the one that says anything less than 100% abstinence is failure. Annie Grace doesn’t teach people how to be sober; she helps them quash their desire to drink in the first place.

Annie’s 30-day Alcohol Experiment is, in her words, “An effortless way to interrupt your patterns, restore your health and get back in touch with the version of yourself that didn’t need alcohol to relax or enjoy life.” She’s helped millions of people around the world break free from the power of alcohol, nicotine, and other behaviors that limit lives and steal joy. You can try it for free here:

Annie Grace’s official photo

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Replay: First Aid Kit From the Future (Throwback Thursday) Nov 10, 2022

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If You Could Go Back In Time, What Advice Would You Give Yourself?

(Replay of Season 5, Episode 13)

A missed episode from the past made me realize I needed to do just that. So, here's a first aid kit from the future, to help you start today!

Scripture:

Psalm 19:14

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heartbe acceptable in your sight,O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Proverbs 17:27 TPTCan you bridle your tongue when your heart is under pressure? That’s how you show that you are wise. An understanding heart keeps you cool, calm, and collected, no matter what you’re facing.

Music by Lauren Daigle

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Spinning Your Wheels Nov 09, 2022

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If you’re off the road and stuck in the grass, and you’re tired of the wheels spinning but you not going anywhere, then maybe it’s not time to give up and quit and decide that God has rejected you and that it’s too hard and you’ve been singled out for failure and abandonment. Because he’s promised you otherwise.

Scripture: Haggai 1:5-6

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Tuesdays with Tata #63: Love Nov 08, 2022

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It’s Tuesdays with Tata!

Today, we talk about what real love is- and what it isn’t!

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13

Music by Tommy Walker

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Mind Change Monday: The Words Nov 07, 2022

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What do our words have to do with our brain?

A look at what happens in the brain when we cuss, and what happens in our spirits when someone cusses us. Do science and the bible agree about whether cussing is good for your brain?

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14, NIV

So if you know the right way to live and ignore it, it is sin—plain and simple. James 4:17 VOICE

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Through the Darkness Nov 06, 2022

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When Life Brings Us Pain, We Have Two Choices

We can either sit down with our hurt and let it define the rest of our life, or we can press into it and let God lead us through.

Today we look at Exodus 20-34 and see that the path to finding the light again always starts in the darkness. Will you go there with me?

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Self-Brain Surgery Saturday: The Nonplussed Eagle Nov 05, 2022

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Hawks Are Always Eagles, Until You See an Eagle

Today’s episode is a little story about hawks, eagles, perspective, boxing, faith, and hope.

Music by Tommy Walker

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Friday Conversations: Alisa Childers Nov 04, 2022

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Today’s Friday Conversation draws an important distinction between “your truth,” and “The truth.”

So much in our culture today sounds true when we hear it. “Live your truth,” “I am enough,” “God just wants us to be happy,” and more. But what if those things that the world promises will make us happier are actually lies that keep us imprisoned, trapped in a cycle of chasing targets we can’t hit, comparing ourselves to others, and finding ourselves anxious, exhausted, and self-obsessed?

In today’s conversation, we meet a former pop star-turned-Christian writer, apologist, theologian, and mom who wants to help clear away these popular deceptions and help us find The Truth again.

Join me for a great talk with one of my favorite authors and podcasters, Alisa Childers.

Official bio:

Alisa Childers is a wife, mom, author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and worship leader. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl. She is currently a respected speaker at apologetics and Christian worldview conferences, as well as the host of her popular YouTube channel. Alisa's story was featured in the documentary, American Gospel: Christ Crucified. She has been published at the Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, the Stream, For Every Mom, Decision Magazine, and the Christian Post, and her blog post "Girl, Wash Your Face? What Rachel Hollis Gets Right . . . and Wrong" received more than one million views.

Alisa’s latest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies

Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you’re supposed to think? Are you weary of the latest self-help books that promise to set you free but only imprison you with laundry lists of studies to consider, positive affirmations to recite, and Facebook groups to join?We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you only have one life to live. They sound nice and positive. But what if these slogans are actually lies that unhinge us from reality and leave us anxious and exhausted? Another Gospel? author Alisa Childers invites you to examine modern lies that are disguised as truths in today’s culture. Everyday messages of peace, fulfillment, and empowerment swirl around social media. On the surface, they seem like sentiments of freedom and hope, but in reality they are deeply deceptive.In Live Your Truth (and Other Lies), Alisa will help you to:

* uncover the common lies repeated within progressive circles

* hold on to the soul-restoring truths that God’s Word offers

* be empowered to live the way your Creator designed you

Being the captain of your own destiny and striving to make your dreams a reality is a huge burden that you were never meant to bear. Discover true freedom instead.

(Amazon.com book description)

Alisa’s first book, Another Gospel

“This may be the most influential book you will read this year.” —Lee Strobel, bestselling author of The Case for Miracles

Music by ZOEgirl

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Tuesdays with Tata #62: I Know Nov 01, 2022

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It’s Tuesdays with Tata!

Today we talk about Job, a man who went through unspeakable tragedy and managed to hold onto his faith anyway. Here’s Tata’s thoughts on how Job managed to pull that off.

Scripture: Job 1, 2, 19

Music by Matt Redman and Scott & Rachelle Galloway.

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Overwhelmed Oct 31, 2022

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What to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed

(Replay of Season 4, Episode 71. Back with an all-new Tuesdays with Tata tomorrow!)

A quick conversation about how to prepare for and deal with overwhelm.

Self-Brain Surgery Tip #15:

The secret to overcoming overwhelm is to stop worrying about all the things you need to do. Pick one and do it. Then do that again. You’ll feel so much better, and you’ll have two less things to do!

Scriptures:

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.Psalm 94:19Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.John 14:1We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We do not know what to do, but we do not give up the hope of living. We are persecuted, but God does not leave us. We are hurt sometimes, but we are not destroyed.2 Corinthians 4:8-9Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you restMatthew 11:28I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.John 16:33Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.1 Peter 5:7But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:37-38Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.John 14:27But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rockIsaiah 26:3–4Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.Psalm 61:1-2

Matthew 6:34

Isaiah 41:10

Psalm 27:1

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