faith Archives - Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor

“Yeah, but God loves everyone.”

Alicia Britt Chole — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:22:05 +0000

Have you ever thought (or even said) this in response to the statement, “God loves you personally” You’re not alone. Many of us struggle with the concept of God’s personal love. Logically, it makes sense that an infinite being with infinite love could personally know and enjoy 7 billion people simultaneously. But in application, it […]

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Don’t Close Your Eyes

Alicia Britt Chole — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 23:52:30 +0000

“Today’s fast was hard,” a friend confessed. “Thinking of all Jesus experienced—well, it’s too much to bear.” Yes. It is. Day Thirty-One of 40 Days of Decrease was difficult to write. As I studied each gospel and recorded each instance of violent mockery that preceded the unspeakable cruelty of the crucifixion, I kept closing my […]

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Risk

Alicia Britt Chole — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:12:02 +0000

Without question, it was risky. But trees do not seem to weigh risk. They celebrate life whenever the opportunity presents itself. This pic is from the Silver Maple I see from my prayer room. The branch has grown to the point where it almost touches my window. (Yes, this is the same Silver Maple I wrote […]

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Harvest Gifts of Mentoring and Spiritual Direction

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:43:28 +0000

For the next few weeks, you will hear from some of our trusted affiliate mentors with Leadership Investment Intensives. Today’s post is from Stephanie Smith, and she shares vulnerably about freedom through mentoring. “You’ve settled for a shoulder-to-shoulder working relationship with Me. But, I want a face-to-face relationship with you.” These were the words God spoke to my […]

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About Mentoring

Alicia Britt Chole — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:01:24 +0000

Dr. Howard Kenyon offered this concise definition of mentoring: “Teaching in the context of relationship.” Yes, spiritual intentionality can make a relationship rich! Beyond these core components, mentoring relationships take on many different forms. • some sit in parks and read the Bible openly…while others share prayer requests in code • some have previous relationship […]

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Faith & Friction 9/9, 4 filters applied

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:15:05 +0000

I would obviously be a consummate hypocrite if I offered you these filters without first applying them to my own faith. After thirty-two years of testing, I am glad to report that my faith in Jesus is still sound. Filtered through times of unexplainable pain and indescribable joy, this faith endures and actually becomes more precious to […]

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Faith & Friction 8/9, transferability

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:15:26 +0000

I cannot think of any greater hell on earth than that being lived by those in sexual slavery. The statistics are paralyzing. Each year, almost a million humans will be trafficked across borders to be enslaved in the sex trade. Most are women and children. Many were sold by their parents. All will live their […]

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Faith & Friction 7/9, transferable

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:30:03 +0000

If the example of our faith’s founder, savior, or teacher is worthy of imitation, if we can agree to the underlying premises that our beliefs rest upon, if our spiritual philosophy has proven sustainable through life-size pain, there is one more filter that I suggest we apply toward a reasonable evaluation of our faith. Our […]

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Faith & Friction 6/9, sustainability

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:00:48 +0000

Kyle and Joel’s true story (in last week’s blog) is an apt representation of my personal faith experience. Several times over the last few decades, circumstances have shaken my mental grip on faith. I have yelled, wept, grieved, questioned, and wrestled mentally and emotionally to the point where my aching brain felt cold and the flame […]

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Faith & Friction 5/9, sustainability

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:31:18 +0000

Years ago, when I first penned these thoughts, a dear friend named Joe was hooked up to over half a dozen life-supporting tubes. He had not spoken for forty-eight hours. On that day the doctors encouraged his wife to call in the family, just in case. No one expected this. The specialists had said, “You […]

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