mental muscle Archives - Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor

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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Faith & Friction 4/9 – livable and not just quotable

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:00:55 +0000

Filter Two: Livable and Not Just Quotable. We can be attracted to a belief because of its sheer beauty. Some embrace more pluralistic beliefs because they appear to unify instead of divide, include instead of marginalize, affirm instead of accuse. In other words, they are beautiful. It feels egalitarian and affirming to assert that all religions hold […]

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Faith & Friction 3/9 – consistent at its core

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:00:52 +0000

As a new follower of Jesus, my faith in Him was questioned immediately and almost daily through my university studies. Jesus had captivated me and the world’s skepticism served to strengthen me. Today, as I continue my thoughts on faith and friction, please note that though these four filters can be respectful and meaningful discussion guides with […]

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Faith & Friction 2/9 – navigating options

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:00:43 +0000

The possibilities available to the seeking soul in every age are diverse and numerous. In a day when many are skeptical about the existence of truth as an eternal compass (please see the last blog for more on that thought), how can we navigate safely and evaluate with integrity the sea of options Perhaps emotions should be our […]

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Faith & Friction 1/9 – the truth compass

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:00:16 +0000

The West has reawakened to spirituality. From my limited perspective, it seems that the East never went to sleep. An open sea of options now awaits the awakened spirit. If we dare to look closely, though, the coastline is littered with shipwrecked experiments. Not everything that sounds good in the daylight works in the dark. […]

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Sensing God

Alicia Britt Chole — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:07:18 +0000

If Jesus is with us continually, why do we not sense Him evenly Why are there crescendos in our awareness Why are there rests in which we sense nothing When we speak of “sensing God’s presence,” we are crossing multiple dimensions. Our physical senses are earth bound: we see, hear, feel, smell, taste, and touch […]

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