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Browse: Home   /   2010   /   November

The Anvil

November 3, 2010
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Work

Working at an alternative high school was never on my list of short-term or long-term goals. After teaching seven years in public high school, I…

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Teaching Shane

November 3, 2010
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Work

I recognized the name as I glanced over the temporary roster for third period sophomore English. No! I spent a few moments in private ranting…

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Encouraging the Unemployed

November 3, 2010
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Work

Even though you may not have personally heard the words “Your services are no longer needed” or “The company is downsizing” or “You’re fired,” chances…

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Encouraging the Unemployed-Resources

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Recommended Reading   When God Doesn’t Make Sense by James Dobson (Tyndale House Publishers, 1993) This is a practical book for those going through difficulties,…

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Dusty Feet

November 3, 2010
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Work

“This is your thirty-day notice.” My young boss tilted back in his chair and stretched out his legs in front of him. “Your job is…

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Coping With Job Stress

November 3, 2010
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Work

Have you heard that novelty song from the early sixties about the reluctant cavalry member who begged to be excused from the Battle of Little…

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A Quiet Place

November 3, 2010
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Work

Wednesday, January 29, 1997, was one of those days that becomes a point of reference for the rest of life, when events are explained as…

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Surviving the Pain of Suicide

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

When my mother took her life, she took a part of mine, too. It felt as though she had rejected me, along with her faith…

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My Right to Die

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

“I have a problem about wanting to die.” I struggled to get the words out while sounding casual. After months of thinking about suicide, this…

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Making Contact

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

“I don’t know what to do!” The caller’s voice was racked with anguish. “I can’t go on this way, and I can’t go back and…

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Making Contact – Techniques

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Techniques CONTACT people have used to save lives: Be supportive. Let the troubled person know he has done the right thing in talking to you….

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Life, Death, and Euthanasia

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

When Eleanor James’ father developed esophageal cancer in 1990, questions about compassion for the dying and assisted suicide leaped out of the news and became…

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Life, Death, and Euthanasia-Resources

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Footnotes Eleanor James, Christian American, “When Dad Asked to Die,” March/April 1997, p. 31, 32 International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force (online report), http://www.iaetf.org/jk.htm, p. 1 Dr….

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Inside the Suicidal Person

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” — Colette [1] On a warm May evening in 1996, Jamie*, a…

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Inside the Suicidal Person – Resources

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Footnotes Believing in Ourselves: The Wisdom of Women Copyright © 1992. Armand Eisen, Andrews and McMeel a University Press Syndicate Co. CD-ROM “Suicide,” Microsoft Encarta…

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Dying for Control

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

“Can you come with me?” my mother’s tearful voice asked over the phone. “Grandpa’s dying.” The hospital had sent her father home with medication to…

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Dying for Control – Natural process

November 3, 2010
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Resources

There’s a natural process to death that assisted suicide may cut short. In her book On Death and Dying (MacMillan, 1969), Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross devotes…

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All the King’s Men

November 3, 2010
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Suicide-Euthanasia

A rainy day in Texas. The winter wind blew briskly on the wet gravesite. Those of us standing there sang “Amazing Grace” with more true…

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Just One Look

November 3, 2010
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Pornography

I stood behind my bedroom door, fists clenched. “I’ll show them,” I vowed. “I’ll show them I don’t need them. I’ll show them I can…

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Deliverance From Porn

November 3, 2010
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Pornography

I was dusting the top shelf when I found it: a brown paper bag resting neatly on top of a row of theology books. Ironic,…

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Deliverance From Porn-Resources

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Overcoming Porn Addiction Confront your offending spouse with love and honesty (Ephesians 4:15). Confess your sins to each other and forgive one another, each owning…

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Caught in the Web of Pornography

November 3, 2010
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Pornography

Pornography. Just the harmless pastime of curious boys and sex-deprived men — or so I thought. My perception of pornography changed dramatically when a friend…

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Caught in the Web – Where to seek help

November 3, 2010
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Resources

If you or someone you know is struggling with pornography, the following organizations offer help for overcoming addiction and for helping an addict’s family cope…

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Betrayed

November 3, 2010
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Pornography

I stared in the mirror at the bruises covering my thighs, abdomen, and breasts, then crumpled onto my bed. Those dark bruises on my body…

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The Cost of “Coming Out”

November 3, 2010
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Homosexuality

Why does it seem so few people come forward for healing from homosexuality? Why do some simply declare it cannot be done and resist even…

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Homosexual Delivered

November 3, 2010
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Homosexuality

Pulling my arm back, I heaved a brick through the jewelry store window. A burglar alarm stunned me with its loud, insistent ring. I jumped…

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All Things Made New

November 3, 2010
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Homosexuality

The snow was falling as my husband and I drove through the Jemez Mountains in New Mexico. Some snow covered the ground, but we were…

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Lessons from the Titanic

November 3, 2010
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Social Issues - General

“She was the largest and most luxurious ship afloat. On her maiden voyage, she epitomized the leading edge of the technology of the time, inspiring…

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When God Stopped an Abortion

November 3, 2010
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Abortion

I was unmarried and pregnant. I knew abortion was wrong, but my boyfriend, Bob, insisted I have one. He was a musician, a “free spirit”…

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Silent Storm

November 3, 2010
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Abortion

The menacing topic came up in college. I arrived late to class and spotted the bright red letters penned on the dry erase board: ABORTION….

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Sanctity of Life

November 3, 2010
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Abortion

We had just gotten home from church when the phone rang. It was the Medical Center South. A nurse in ICU said she had been…

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Life After Abortion

November 3, 2010
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Abortion

Life after abortion: Is there really such a thing? Although this thought didn’t consciously run through my mind, it burned deep within my heart. I…

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Life After Abortion-Telling Your Family

November 3, 2010
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Resources

The following will help women tell their husbands, children, and other loved ones about their abortion. Pray long before sharing. Ask others to pray for…

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Life After Abortion-Effects of Abortion

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Some of the effects women experience after an abortion are: the inability to get pregnant depression projection (taking care of someone else’s child) not wanting…

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When God Whispered

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

“I know you’re frightened about being hospitalized, but remember that God cares about you. Here is a Bible verse that has helped me cope with…

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Understanding Bipolar Disorder

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

Christy (not her real name) wept as we spoke on the phone. She is bipolar and deeply depressed. “I feel nothing. I can’t worship, and…

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Panic!

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

“Please help me, God,” I prayed silently. Tension squeezed the muscles in my upper back, crawling into my shoulders, climbing up my neck. I smiled…

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Panic – Where to Go for Help

November 3, 2010
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Resources

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, nearly a fourth (24.9%) of the adult population in the United States will struggle with an anxiety…

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Panic – What are Anxiety Disorders?

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Everyone experiences anxiety, whether it’s dreading tomorrow’s math test or fearing a dangerous situation. However, anxiety disorders cause anxiety out of proportion to the situation…

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Mind Games

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

In February 1996 my ex-husband Frank Velez, a former deputy sheriff from Los Angeles County, was released from prison. He had served ten years for…

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Mind Games – Mental illness vs. mental retardation

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Contrary to what some think, mental illness isn’t the same as mental retardation. Retardation stems from a learning and intellectual disability. Mental illness is a…

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Mind Games – Manic-depression & Schizophrenia

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Manic-depression Manic-depression usually results from a personality disorder. Extreme stress can also trigger it. Mild cases can be treated with medication, psychotherapy, and rehabilitation. Symptoms…

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Mind Games – If a loved one threatens violence 

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Don’t think you can handle it alone. Contact a mental health organization, such as NAMI, and call a friend or neighbor to help. Don’t leave…

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Mind Games – Criminal law

November 3, 2010
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Resources

  Insanity is used as a defense against responsibility for a crime. The first modern test of insanity was the M’Naghten rule (1843). It held…

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Mind Games – Additional Organizations

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 800-826-2950 Grief Recovery Helpline 800-445-4808 Information Referrals & Crisis Helpline 800-233-4357 National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association 800-826-DMDA (3632) National…

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I Am Bipolar

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

The door swung shut behind me, and the automatic lock clicked on. Shoes and socks, watch, purse, and even my wedding ring were confiscated at…

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I Almost Committed Suicide

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

As the train rumbled past the East Coast countryside, taking my daughter and me to New York City for a vacation, my thoughts were as…

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God Gave Me a Sound Mind

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

“Gayle, your husband called me,” my gynecologist said over the phone, “and he seems very worried about you.” “About what?” I asked, well aware of…

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God and the Blues

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

“It’s organic, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” My shoulders sagged as I absorbed my doctor’s statement. My problem was not burnout, PMS,…

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What to Do If You’re Depressed

November 3, 2010
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Resources

If you think you’re depressed, be sure to get help: See your doctor. He can test for illnesses that can cause depression, such as low…

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Is Depression Sin?

November 3, 2010
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Resources

The Bible never says it is a sin to be depressed. Several strong men in the Bible who followed God became depressed: the prophet Elijah…

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Facts about Depression

November 3, 2010
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Resources

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 17 million Americans suffer from depressive illness each year. About twice as many women are…

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Choosing a Therapist

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Early in my career, a concerned 22-year-old mother named Karen approached me and asked if her daughter’s imaginary friend was an early sign of “insanity.”…

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Getting My Life Back

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

I sat in a corner of the mental hospital, my legs shaking up and down. Diagnosed with alcoholic’s psychosis, I was considered clinically insane. I…

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Get a Grip!

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

Life is a deep black hole and I’m stuck. Physical problems bombard my body — or do they exist only in my mind? I’m drowning…

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Deliverance from Depression

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

The hospital emergency room bustled with activity around nine o’clock on a weeknight. My mother and father checked me in to triage. I stood between…

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Dare to Defeat Depression

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

Janice [1] opened the closet door, knelt, pushed shoes aside, and crawled into the farthest corner, shutting the door behind her. In the dark, she…

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Beyond the Baby Blues

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

Love him, my mind demanded. Tears dripped from my chin, wetting a pale blue nightgown I still wore late afternoon. The stubbornness of my heart…

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Understanding Postpartum Depression

November 3, 2010
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Resources

Postpartum depression is nothing to be ashamed of. After a woman gives birth, changes in her hormone levels can spark a host of rollercoaster emotions….

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Anxiety: Fight It or Feed It

November 3, 2010
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Mental and Emotional Health

Have you heard about the man who had a plane to catch at an early hour? Having set his alarm, he sat on the edge…

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Why Pick Second Best?

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

Have you ever read about the gymnast who, after earning a gold medal, chose to accept the silver instead? Have you ever witnessed someone stating…

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The Regal Gospel

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

The gospel is a regal thing. Jesus said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God . . .” (Luke 4:43). Abraham…

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Lamb of God?

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

By this time in his life, Abraham was used to obeying God without question. So when the command came in the night “Go to Moriah…

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The Christ of the Lonely

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

For many people, holidays are a time of joy and nostalgia. But for others, holiday sights and sounds open painful wounds. The widow, with every…

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Light Blindness

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

My mother is going blind. What was once a tiny black hole in her vision grew until she could no longer see out of that…

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Jesus: The Truth About God

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew…

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Jesus: The One and Only

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14, NIV)….

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Jesus: The Narrow Gate

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved (John 10:9, NIV). Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and…

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Jesus: The Mother’s Son

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her born, a son (Luke 2:6, 7,…

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Jesus: The Master

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the…

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Jesus: The Living, Giving Vine

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

I am the vine; you are the branches. . . . apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5, NIV). Think positively! Inch by…

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Jesus: The Amen

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation (Revelation 3:14, NIV). And so it is. So…

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Jesus: The Advocate

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous (1 John 2:1, NRSV). I was a new teacher…

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Jesus: Teacher

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said,…

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Jesus: Our Pioneer

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

And let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith . ….

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Jesus: Man of Sorrows

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering (Isaiah 53:3, NIV). “You don’t know how I feel!” Becky…

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Jesus: Lamb of God

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John…

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Jesus: King of the Upside-Down Kingdom

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel” (John 1:49, NIV). Parade day in our town is…

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Jesus: Illuminating Light

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

“The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned”…

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Jesus: I AM – for Always

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58, NIV). Jesus was a radical, a revolutionary, a rebel —…

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Jesus: God’s Thought Spoken to Us

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). Children sing “Sticks and stones may…

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Jesus: Friend of Sinners

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners”…

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Jesus: Carpenter

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn’t this the…

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Jesus: Cancer Specialist

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick” (Matthew 9:12). A young male made the news this week in…

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Jesus: Bright Morning Star

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star (Revelation 22:16, NIV). Simply speaking those words, repeating His name, soothes my…

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Jesus: Bread to Satisfy My Hunger

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry . . . (John 6:35, NIV). People were milling around…

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Jesus: Author of Life

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

“You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this” (Acts 3:15, NIV). When did Jesus, the…

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Jesus: Alpha and Omega

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will…

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Jesus: A Shepherd’s Heart

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11, NIV). A lone figure: agile, muscular, bearded; calm,…

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Immanuel: The Excalibur of Israel

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

The whiskered knight eyed the crowd outside the stone church. A massive stone occupied the ground beside the knight, bearing an anvil in its midst….

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Immanuel: God With Us?

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel — which means, “God with us”…

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Crowded Inn, Crowded Hearts

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

Pity the poor innkeeper. This character involved in the birth of Christ has received a lot of bad press in the past two thousand years….

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Breakfast by the Sea

November 3, 2010
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Jesus

The man called to them from where He stood on the shore. “Friends,” He said, “you do not have any fish, do you?” Peter glanced…

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New Grace

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

What if they’re right? I wondered again. Holding the letter in my trembling hand, I was even more unsure of my decision. The elders from…

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Married to an Older Man

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

When I was born, he was in high school. When I was in kindergarten, he was starting his first real job. My first broken heart…

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Look Before You Leap

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

Marriage is an enormous commitment. After the wedding, when the blush of romance is over, real life sets in. Marriage never fixes problems in a…

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He is Our Peace

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

“Hey, how does this one sound, honey? ‘For he is our peace, who hath made both one. . . . ‘” Tripp, my new husband,…

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Frog in a Pot

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

“You expected me to love you — just for existing.” My soon-to-be ex-husband left me to ponder these words as he walked out the door….

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Follow the Leader

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

On a Tuesday, my husband of ten years told me (over the phone, mind you) that he no longer loved me and that he wanted…

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Falling Back in Love

November 3, 2010
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Marriage

As we waited in the doctor’s office to find out if my husband’s melanoma (the deadliest kind of skin cancer) had spread, I looked at…

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