Growth

Learn more about how you can improve yourself and inspire those around you with a variety of stories and articles all about growth.

How we interpret our experiences is more about the state of our hearts

Growth

November 1, 2022

How we interpret our experiences is more about the state of our hearts

An excerpt from “Stop Waiting for Permission: Harness Your Gifts, Find Your

byStephen Chandler

How to listen deeply and 3 ways to start

Growth

October 28, 2022

How to listen deeply and 3 ways to start

An excerpt from “The Connected Leader: 7 Strategies to Empower Your True Self

byKaren Hardwick

Moving from ‘complaining victim’ to walking in freedom

Growth

September 27, 2022

Moving from ‘complaining victim’ to walking in freedom

An excerpt from “Hold That Thought: Sorting Through the Voices in Our Heads

byGem Fadling

Are social disconnection and our experience of God linked?

Growth

June 28, 2022

Are social disconnection and our experience of God linked?

Many of my early relational experiences left me feeling fundamentally defective

byTodd W. Hall, Dr.

Growth

June 14, 2022

What am I being called to say and do?

An excerpt from “Your Calling Here and Now” Vocation is always particular; this

byGordon T. Smith

How we can look to the Bible to discover our gifts and grow in faith

Growth

June 10, 2022

Everyone can grow

The universally popular appeal of the concept of mentoring is a sign that

byDon Everts

person holding a megaphone with flowers coming out of it

Growth

April 5, 2022

The single best way to start practicing self-compassion

My husband, Aaron, and I and our boys, Henry and Mac, are lifelong

byShauna Niequist

Growth

March 22, 2022

An invitation to an examined life

Do you have a mind that is always seeking to make sense of things?

byOs Guinness

Growth

February 15, 2022

5 mental health lessons in Disney’s ‘Encanto’

Have you seen Disney’s “Encanto”?

byKelly Rodriguez, LMFT, PMH-C

Growth

September 28, 2021

Exposing myths about what cures excess busyness—and discovering what really works

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom

byCarey Nieuwhof

Growth

September 1, 2021

4 tests to discern God’s voice

As a pastor, I’ve encountered so many stories about people who claim to have

byJustin Kendrick

Growth

August 30, 2021

How to find margin and allow for the better yes

Perhaps saying yes isn’t a struggle for you

byChristine E. Wagoner

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How we interpret our experiences is more about the state of our hearts

How to listen deeply and 3 ways to start

Moving from ‘complaining victim’ to walking in freedom

Are social disconnection and our experience of God linked?

What am I being called to say and do?

Everyone can grow

The single best way to start practicing self-compassion

An invitation to an examined life

5 mental health lessons in Disney’s ‘Encanto’

Exposing myths about what cures excess busyness—and discovering what really works

4 tests to discern God’s voice

How to find margin and allow for the better yes

Mesa volunteers create sought-after ‘ugly’ quilts for those in need

‘Everybody matters’ at The Salvation Army’s 2026 Adaptive Retreat

Women in recovery find support, strengthen families at Gabelcrest

Joan & Sally’s offers place to belong in San Francisco’s Tenderloin