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Faith Begins with a Determined Choice
In times of crisis, when well-meaning people advise you to “have faith,” they often make it sound simple, as if it’s possible to magically “have” something as elusive as faith on command. That’s nearly as unhelpful as telling someone who’s suffering from depression to...
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Raising Your Child To Be a Champion of God
Children don’t seem to have any trouble talking to God. This natural communication with God is called prayer, but it is really a conversation. Like in any relationship, sometimes we do all the talking and sometimes we need to just be quiet and listen. Prayer is...
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Helping Support Your Child’s Faith
If you have raised your teen to have faith in God, allow your teen to let go of your faith
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How Does Your Relationship with God Impact Your Teenager’s Faith?
If you have raised your teen to have faith in God, allow your teen to let go of your faith
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Life Questions in Addiction Recovery
Having been rendered powerless by an addiction, people can have questions about things more powerful.
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Relationship Dependency and Scripture
If you are a Christian who struggles with dependency issues, there may be certain Scripture that can be difficult for you to understand. Below are two examples for review and contemplation. If someone slaps you on the cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone...
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Characteristics of a Controller
There are people I come into contact with professionally who are controllers. They share many of the same characteristics, which I'll list below: These are people who require a great deal of personal control over their lives. They are most comfortable when they know...
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Gaining Spiritual Support for Depression Recovery
Depression is not merely an emotional upheaval or a physical condition; depression is also a spiritual assault on the truth of God’s love, the promise of his care and concern, and his desire for you to experience an abundant life.
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Jane and Joseph
A major struggle people who come to The Center often face is drawing appropriate boundaries. There are many reasons for this. Some people feel it is harmful to others to do so. People may have told us it is selfish. Some people have given up their own wishes and...
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Wonderfully Wired
Emotions have meaning messages, physical feelings, and associated action urges. All of these give us information to help us solve life problems.
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What is Secure Spiritual Attachment?
God can become the basis for secure attachment. His love can help you create a secure attachment to who you are, to others, and to him.
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Taming Our Fear
It's sad that most of us take counsel of our fears, become immobilized by their terror, and seldom become the people God created us to be. We've allowed our fears to fly in the face of our dreams. If this is where you find yourself at this time, I encourage you to...
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