Reframing Interviews: Unpacking the Painful Process of Crushing
An Interview with Pastor Chuck Swindoll and Steve Fischer
A.W. Tozer once wrote, “God cannot use a man or woman greatly until He wounds them deeply.” As our lives unfold and the throes of pain, crushing, heartache, and defeat greet us in their due seasons of life . . . where do we turn to? What do we attribute as the purpose of crushing […]
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Tools for Those in Need of Mental Health Support
An Interview with Joe Padilla
Few things are more acutely examined than the human body. Of all its organs, the brain is the most complex. No other organ controls human functioning like the brain. However, what makes the brain totally unique is its connection to our overall well-being. The brain affects how we function physically, emotionally, relationally, personally, and also […]
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Reframing Interviews: Healing in Mental Health
An Interview with Joe Padilla
Why is mental health in the church not always addressed seriously? Where do those who struggle with a continuing mental health battle go for help? In order to help answer these questions, Joe Padilla started the Mental Health Grace Alliance. After 10 years of fighting personal struggles, Joe developed a life-changing recovery process and wellness […]
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Intentional Living: Reframing Our Mind-set
An Interview with Noah Elias
Why does it seem like some people catch all the breaks while others face one challenge after another? Or why does success come to some while others struggle and strive just to make it through one more day? In fact, what does “success” look like to you . . . where you live, what you […]
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Unconditional Acceptance
An Interview with Carol Spencer
It’s on all our minds as we age . . . “Will that be me in 5, 10, or 20 years?” Perhaps you know or love someone who can’t ask that question any longer because he or she can’t remember what to ask. The looming fear about the unknown is connected to the dreadful disease […]
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I’m Afraid Not—How to Move from Fear to Freedom
An Interview with Patsy Clairmont
Try to wrap your arms around this fact: One in four Americans suffers with long-term mental illness. No one speaks on the subject of mental illness like Patsy Clairmont . . . because she has lived through it. Having struggled for years, Patsy speaks openly, candidly, and truthfully about many aspects of her struggle—including what […]
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The Power of a Renewed Mind
An Interview with James E. Ward Jr.
Victims are speaking up and being heard like never before. Slammed across news channels and social media sites are horrific stories of bullying, inappropriate sexual behavior, domestic violence, and human trafficking, to name just a few. While these experiences are horrible, they offer something revolutionary. Raised in the deep south, James E. Ward Jr. never […]
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Words of Wisdom when Fearful and Anxious
Hard Stories from the Swindoll Home
Hard Stories from the Swindoll Home
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Wise Words for the Weary Soul: Discussing Depression
Hard Stories from the Swindoll Home
Hard Stories from the Swindoll Home
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The Greatest Christmas Gifts
Jon serves up smiles!
Our favorite Reframing Ministries volunteer, shares cookies and smiles with the staff of Insight for Living Ministries Headquarters. Jonathan doesn’t let his disabilities stop him; he serves up smiles wherever he goes. Let Me Hear from You You can leave a comment by clicking here. Want more? Subscribe to automatically receive our latest podcast full […]
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The Significance of Setbacks
An Interview with Mike Foster
If you have ever felt put down, embarrassed, or discredited by what you had no control over, you are not alone. This world loves to parade the “perfect” and “popular,” causing most of us to hide our flaws and imperfections. Mike Foster knows this all too well. What started as a spectacular day on the […]
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Healing and Hope for Victims of Violence
An Interview with Chris Keith
Stalking, rape, harassment, trauma, murder . . . these words represent the enormous reality that domestic violence has become a global epidemic. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence defines domestic violence as . . . Willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and […]
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