Monthly Archives: July 2011

Philippians 4:8 Gratitude Graduate

Years ago, a friend was diagnosed with cancer, and I flipped right to my friends, Philippians 4:6-7.  That day, God brought my attention to Philippians 4:8 and showed me to use these words to think about her cancer diagnosis.  Sometimes you can’t, … Continue reading

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Joy in Cancer Secret Two: Thankfulness

The second secret to joy in the middle of cancer is thankfulness.  We’ll cover this in four parts: 1)    Seeing good in the middle 2)    Philippians 4:8 Gratitude Graduate 3)    Being a gracious receiver 4)    Creative thanks during chemo Seeing … Continue reading

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Cancer Praise Secret #3: Red Sea Praise

I love the Psalms. When I was in high school fighting PMS depression, I would pull out Psalms and use King David’s ladders out of depression. Those are the Psalms where he starts with, I paraphrase, “Nobody loves me, everybody … Continue reading

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