Category Archives: Self-Help

Emotionally Healthy Relationships by Pete Scazzero

Posted on 05/10/2021 by GettingCloserToOurGod

I am close to completing my second 8-week journey through the Emotionally Healthy Relationships material. The material is helpful and convicting. My problem, turning the valuable EHR tools into a habit, tools like “climbing the ladder of integrity.” I climbed … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has A Story by @BreneBrown

Posted on 06/10/2018 by GettingCloserToOurGod

The facilitator of a men’s group I attend gave everyone a copy of this blog post by Brené Brown, “Everyone Has A Story.”  The post is a  response to the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. The post starts out … Continue reading →

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Latest favorite bibles verses using bible app @gotandem

Posted on 05/12/2018 by GettingCloserToOurGod

It keeps happening, as I talk to people and learn the various ways they engage with the bible, invariably I get excited based on their experience, and often times, I try their favorite bible app or bible reading system. There … Continue reading →

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Daily Temperature Reading (DTR) by Eric Moore, adapted from @PAIRSFOUNDATION

Posted on 03/25/2018 by GettingCloserToOurGod

A couple weeks ago, at a men’s retreat, a tool that I had not heard of, designed to help sustain healthy relationships was introduced. It’s called the Daily Temperature Reading or DTR. A couple men I respect a lot; Pastor … Continue reading →

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“You Make Me Crazy” Talks on Restoring Relationships by @RickWarren ‏

Posted on 03/11/2018 by GettingCloserToOurGod

  Most every morning, I listen to Rick Warren, Andy Stanley or Tim Keller. On long runs, all three. This series of talks “You Make Me Crazy” by Rick Warren was excellent. I didn’t post them all here, at the … Continue reading →

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‘Follow Me’ from Luke’s Gospel with Mike Raiter

Posted on 09/23/2017 by GettingCloserToOurGod

Last week, during a long overdue call with a friend, he mentioned he had just attended a Men’s conference that had great impact on him. The theme of his talks was ‘Follow Me’ including readings from Luke’s Gospel, the speaker was  Mike … Continue reading →

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Left To Tell by Immaculée @Ilibagiza #GLS2017

Posted on 09/02/2017 by GettingCloserToOurGod

Last month, I had the honor to hear Immaculée speak at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. There were many wonderful speakers but after listening to her, I had to own her book. Immaculée spoke about forgiving the vary people … Continue reading →

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Don’t Waste Your Pain by @RickWarren

Posted on 06/11/2017 by GettingCloserToOurGod

Yesterday, I was challenge when a friend explained how he talks with people in the deli line that he doesn’t know, sometimes sharing about the pain in his life. The chat reminded me of a podcast “Don’t Waste Your Pain” by … Continue reading →

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Thankful for these 10 @timkellernyc tweets: Humbled, have hope, forgiven, forward progress, not perfection

Posted on 05/04/2017 by GettingCloserToOurGod

Sometime in the early 90’s, I began attending Redeemer Presbyterian Church. I believe I went the first time when a friend from my home town was visiting New York City. In ’94, I was married, my wife was later baptized at … Continue reading →

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“The Devil Knows How to Discourage You” by @Bloom_Jon : Suggested read by friends wife

Posted on 04/02/2017 by GettingCloserToOurGod

The posts on this blog are mostly articles, books, videos, bible verses, sermons, reflections from a conversation, etc. that someone was kind enough to suggest I read, listen to or view. This is one of those such articles. In this case, a friends … Continue reading →

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