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Five Signs Your Cancer Struggles Are Normal

ByJoe Fornear
Published OnJuly 17, 2015
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My response to Pauline F.’s question was a no-brainer. During the 12 years since my cancer battle, and seven years with Stronghold Ministry helping people fight cancer, it’s the question I’m asked most frequently. I too had the question during my…

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Ultimate Pain Relief

ByJoe Fornear
Published OnJune 29, 2015
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– Joe Fornear During times of crisis, a burning question captivates and troubles the minds of many. “Lord, if You really love me, why don’t You remove my pain – now?” Some ask the question innocently and honestly, willing to “listen”…

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Do You Have an Ideality Gap?

ByJoe Fornear
Published OnJune 11, 2015

So I questioned, and still question today, my inner slave driver. “Do you seriously believe you can out-think, out-plan and out-produce the God of the Universe?" After all is said and done and re-done and re-said, He gives to us even in our sleep!

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Listen to the Mockingbird!

ByJoe Fornear
Published OnMay 22, 2015

Storms can leave a muddy mess, but we can rise - even glide above it all. The poet Carl Sandburg once said, “There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” In the fiercest storm of my life, my Stage IV cancer battle, wallowing in the mud was easy, yet wallowing made everything harder. On the other hand, praising God was hard at first, but made coping much easier.