by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Mar 22, 2016 | Overcoming Shame, Posts
Laura Laughman wrote to me last October and I was so moved by the raw honesty of her story that I begged her to let me share it with you for our month of No Sugar Coating. This is Laura’s first time sharing her story– in so doing, she is being brave and...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Mar 15, 2016 | Posts, Uncategorized
Over the holidays I traveled from the Windy City to the Rocky Mountains and made the monumental mistake of bringing a snow globe in my carry-on bag- a gift for a family member. I wasn’t thinking about “liquid content.” I was just thinking that if I packed the...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Mar 8, 2016 | Posts, Uncategorized
I can’t believe it’s March! So far this year, we’ve covered 31 Days Without Shame, and Prayer. We’re moving into our theme for March – No Sugar Coating! This month, we’re not going to wrap up life’s pain in sweet little bows....
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Mar 1, 2016 | Posts, Prayer, Uncategorized
If you’ve missed any posts from this month’s series on prayer, you can find the links below:Overcoming Not Enoughness: on Prayer and VocationFighting the Dragon of ShamePrayer is About Seeking God, not AnswersGod Does Not Call Us To A Faith Based on Bright...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Feb 24, 2016 | Posts, Prayer, Uncategorized
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up and the waves broke over the...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Feb 16, 2016 | Posts, Prayer, Uncategorized
My first New Year’s resolution was #31DaysWithoutShame. (Check out the 31 Days Without Shame posts if you missed them.)My next resolution is to be more intentional about my prayer life. I recently read Prayer by Tim Keller and The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson....
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Feb 8, 2016 | Posts, Uncategorized
February is my month of intentional prayer. As such, I was soooo excited when Stephanie Rische offered to share this amazing excerpt from her brand new book, I Was Blind (Dating) But Now I See (Tyndale House, 2016), in which she opens up about a shameful situation...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Feb 2, 2016 | Posts, Prayer
We just ended our #31DaysWithoutShame series- woo hoo! Thank you soooo much for going on that journey with me. I certainly hope you were encouraged. (Be sure to go to the email preferences and choose to receive all blog posts.) My next New Year’s resolution is...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Jan 31, 2016 | 31DaysWithoutShame, Overcoming Shame, Posts, Uncategorized
Wow! It’s been a whole month! Thanks for going on this 31 day journey with me. I hope you’ve been encouraged to overcome shame through Christ. And I hope, if you’d like to read more, you’ll grab a copy of Overcomer at amazon, Barnes and...
by Aubrey Travis Sampson | Jan 30, 2016 | 31DaysWithoutShame
Day 30: Darkness and Light – I love the benefits of running, but it is not a natural endeavor for me. I don’t feel God’s pleasure, or whatever that Chariots of Fire guy, Eric Liddell, says. (I’m frankly a little skeptical that’s even a true statement.) I...
