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Resilient Souls Blog
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Explore a series of short, weekly ideas, reflections, and encouragements designed to guide you on your journey towards building a more resilient soul.
Stewart shares his insights, provides actionable steps based on these reflections, and suggests Scriptures that may be helpful as you navigate through challenges in your own life.
#19 Coping with Grief: Finding Hope in a Future You Never Imagined
Take note: This blog contains themes and references to loss and death. The Unpredictable Nature of Grief Grief is unpredictable,...
Stewart Bogle
Oct 3, 20246 min read
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#18 Strength in Community: You Don’t Have to Face Your Pain Alone
This morning, I felt a heavy weight on my shoulders, accompanied by some uncomfortable emotions. I’m not entirely sure why it happened,...
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Aug 21, 20247 min read
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#17 How to be a Community that 'Stays the Course'.
Fresh off the Olympics, I found myself amazed at the skill and fitness levels of so many athletes, particularly on the final day when I...
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Aug 14, 20248 min read
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#16 Journaling_A Practice to Help Process your Thoughts.
One of the more difficult challenges I’ve found when tough times come is the battle I face on the inside. Most people see stuff taking...
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Aug 5, 20247 min read
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#15 Trusting God: Faith in the Fire Even if Prayers Go Unanswered
My sister doesn’t go to church, but she told me recently she prays every day for God to protect her family and to help people around her...
Stewart Bogle
Jul 29, 20248 min read
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#14 Behind Closed Doors: The Power of Story in Developing Empathy and Understanding.
Last year, my wife and I spent a few weeks walking through Italy. Everywhere we went, we saw people walking along laneways or working in...
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Jul 18, 20248 min read
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#13 ‘At Least': The Least Helpful Phrase for Empathy
Take note: It is crucial to respect individuals' boundaries and personal preferences when offering empathy and support. While the goal is...
Stewart Bogle
Jul 9, 20248 min read
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#12 When Dreams get Buried: Navigating Grief, Loss, and Living with Hope
Take note: The reflections in this blog touch on themes of death, grief, loss, and the uncertainties of life. For those in the midst of...
Stewart Bogle
May 6, 20246 min read
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#11 Managing Emotions: Strategies for Resilience Amid Unexpected Emotion
One day, something came on television, and it triggered some powerful emotion in me. It was sudden and unexpected, and it hurt. Over the...
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Apr 29, 20245 min read
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#10 Embracing Gratitude: A Shift in Perspective through Loneliness
A number of years ago when I was single and feeling lonely, I went for a walk around the local duck pond. Feeling my loneliness deeply, I...
Stewart Bogle
Apr 22, 20247 min read
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#9 Beyond Monuments: Leaving a Legacy Across the Generations
I think deep down we all might want to leave some form of legacy after we’ve gone. Something that we feel has contributed to the...
Stewart Bogle
Apr 17, 20245 min read
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#8 Certainty in the Chaos
Choosing to See God at Work—even When He’s Not Working the Way You Hoped I know that God is real and at work in this world. I also know...
Stewart Bogle
Apr 15, 20247 min read
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#7 Living Lightly: Breaking Free from a Driven Life
How slowing down helped me notice what I’d been missing all along. I was driving from the mountains above Byron Bay one morning, heading...
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Apr 2, 20246 min read
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#6 Choosing Trust
How to Trust God When Life Doesn't Make Sense A good friend of mine once said to me, “Brother, there is a lie out there that life is what...
Stewart Bogle
Mar 26, 20246 min read
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#5 God's Guidance: Quieting the Critical Voice Within
When I first became a Christian, I quickly discovered the importance of the Shepherd. It was spoken about often in church and we had it...
Stewart Bogle
Mar 25, 20244 min read
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#4 Jesus: A Breakwater in the Storms of Life
I’d been away down the coast on my own for a couple of days when I woke up to go for another walk along the cliff tops overlooking the...
Stewart Bogle
Feb 24, 20245 min read
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#3 When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words
Navigating Faith Without The Spiritual Acrobatics When my wife was battling her illness, the hardest part wasn’t just the pain or the...
Stewart Bogle
Feb 23, 20244 min read
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#2 Trusting Beyond the Silence: Travelling the Road of Unanswered Prayers
Take note: This post deals with difficult topics including death and unanswered prayers. If you or someone you know is navigating...
Stewart Bogle
Feb 22, 20247 min read
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#1 Overcoming Insecurity: Finding the Courage to Lean into your Dreams
I’ve wanted to write for a long while and I know I’ve had a book in me for a number of years, but many things have conspired to stop me...
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Feb 21, 20245 min read
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