Articles by Gary Roe

Sondra's Story: Pink Hair and Courage

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]S[/dropcap2]ondra was celebrating her 102nd birthday. As they sang Happy Birthday in the nursing home dining room, I noticed something different. Sondra had pink hair. Apparently the staff had given Sondra a new hat. They wrote her name...

The Antidote to Being Overwhelmed

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]S[/dropcap2]everal decades ago, Gordon MacDonald penned a book called, “Ordering Your Private World.” Its message was cold water to my thirsty soul. Tend to your heart. Pay attention to the deepest part of you. Order your internal world,...

Got Garbage? Time to Take It Out!

[image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="left" height="370" width="613" link_to = "false" prettyphoto = "false"]https://www.garyroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photodune-419948-trash-can-and-outlet-s-e1374716184539.jpg[/image_frame] Photo courtesy of ©photodune.net...

Sandra's Story: When Your Favorite Thing is a Who

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]S[/dropcap2]andra was in her recliner, eyes closed, a huge grin on her face. After a few moments, she opened her eyes and jumped. “Ack! Just how long have you been there, young man?” she asked. “Not long, Sandy,” I answered. “Fess up....

How to Begin to Stop What You Hate But Keep On Doing – Part 2

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]D[/dropcap2]airy Queen came up with the Hunger Buster. Now it’s time for the Temptation-Buster. Temptation does not come out of the blue. It knows your weaknesses. It targets real, legitimate needs (for love, acceptance, safety, security,...

How to Begin to Stop What You Hate But Keep on Doing

[image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="left" height="350" width="613" link_to = "false" prettyphoto = "false"]https://www.garyroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photodune-4679939-archery-target-with-arrow-s.jpg[/image_frame] Photo courtesy of ©photodune.net [div...

Why Battle is Part of Your Destiny

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]J[/dropcap2]esus drives out demons. It's in the Gospels, time and time again. He gives his disciples "authority to drive out demons" (Matthew 10:1). If you know Jesus, he lives in you and he wants to live his life through you. That means...

Maggie's Story: The Joy of Giving Courage Away

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]M[/dropcap2]aggie could no longer walk. Her mind was beginning to deteriorate. Yet she smiled through it all, always managing to keep things positive. “You’re such a good boy,” she said one day. “You always have been. I’ve known you all...

How to Win the Great Forgiveness Tug-of-War

[image_frame style="framed_shadow" align="left" height="355" width="613" link_to = "false" prettyphoto = "false"]https://www.garyroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photodune-1436359-man-hand-grab-grip-strong-big-aged-rope-s.jpg[/image_frame] ©photodune.net [div...

How Does God Feel About You?

[dropcap2 variation="coffee"]W[/dropcap2]hat is God’s heart toward me? Most of us have tussled with this question. Most of us have an intellectual answer in our hip pockets. But experiencing an emotionally-connected answer is a different story. Our cerebral answers...