Hard lessons from easy money. by Jeri Darby While scanning the newspaper, my eyes rested on a short story about a crumbling marriage. Nothing out of the ordinary. Then laughter rose inside me as I read further. The distraught husband was divorcing his wife because she refused to give up bingo. Bingo? I silently…
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Want more information on eating disorders? Check these out: I’m Beautiful? Why Can’t I See It? Daily Encouragement to Promote Healthy Eating and Positive Self-Esteem, by Kimberly Davidson Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A New Approach to Treating Anorexia, Bulimia, and Overeating, by Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. Life Inside the Thin Cage: A Personal…
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The facts about a hazardous addiction. by Jeri Darby Gambling will consume your last cent and leave you frantically seeking new sources of cash. It has an insatiable appetite, demanding more and more. It is a vice, or a bad habit. But while everyone has vices in a general sense, not all vices are…
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Going to the depths to find connection with God. by Julie Guirguis Tears stung my red, puffy eyes. My heart felt like a thousand daggers had been thrust into it. As I watched Paul walk away, the knot in my stomach told me it was over. I struggled with the urge to run after…
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Coming to grips with the sanctity of life. by Teresa Cook* I sat deep in thought at the nurse’s station as monitors beeped softly from the darkened rooms of the four-bed intensive care unit. “Your patients are all stable,” my head nurse had said earlier when she made assignments. “It should be an uneventful…
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If God can forgive us, why can’t we forgive ourselves? by Lin Russell* The summer after I’d graduated from high school, I realized I was pregnant by my on-and-off-again boyfriend of the previous three years. The doctor advised me to quickly schedule an abortion because I’d already missed two periods. I chose to believe…
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Silent No More (silentnomoreawareness.org) is an international organization that holds events, provides local support groups, and offers articles and testimonies for encouragement and education. Any search engine brings up multitudes of websites sharing information for the person struggling with post-abortion issues. Many communities have pregnancy counseling centers that offer classes for abortion recovery. The…
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Many women who have had abortions anonymously post their regrets online, often years later — like one who named her aborted baby Faith because the mother “needed faith that [the baby] had gone to a better place.” A Google search revealed 5,880,000 results to the phrase “abortion regret” (as of December 18, 2012). Another…
Read moreMy Father’s Porn
A painful walk toward healing. by Amber Piper* I was a seven-year-old cutie when I discovered my dad’s pornography. I had seen porn before at my uncle’s house. While it cut my female core, it fit my uncle’s character. He was a terrible man, so I could expect him to have this terrible thing…
Read moreKeeping Porn From the Home
In a 2003 Focus on the Family poll, 47.8 percent said porn was a problem in their home. Maybe you’re one of them, unaware of the potential disaster. One small choice by parents can yield devastating results for their children. But it is never too late for action. Truth always heals. Expose what you…
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