Sexual Abuse Victor Offers Hope for Victims
It hits you in the gut: Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State football coach, a convicted child molester. For Josh McDowell, it brings back agonizing memories. He knows how Sandusky’s victims must feel. “You never get over it,” says the now septuagenarian.
A male housekeeper sexually molested Josh from ages six to thirteen. At age nine,...... >Read More
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Josh McDowell,
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Rusty Wright,
Sandusky,
scandal,
sexual abuse
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Will You Choose To Let Go?
Dig deeper into this topic with the “Freedom in Forgiveness” worksheet
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are —yet was without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15)
Every day there are opportunities to forgive. You can choose to forgive...... >Read More
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Healing Cry
Are you facing a period of suffering in your life? Take this interactive online study: Finding Hope When It Hurts
“O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.” (Psalm 30:2)
Recently I was hospitalized for a staph infection that had invaded a simple scrape on my forehead. One side of my temple ballooned into a... >Read More
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Devotional,
forgiveness,
healing,
Julie Cosgrove,
Psalm 30:2,
spiritual healing,
Women
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Forgiveness Is Not A Feeling
Learning to forgive is CRITICAL to building a healthy marriage. We’ve only had “little” offenses to forgive each other on this first year, but I’m not going to kid myself that “little” hurts are all that’ll ever touch our marriage. Even so, in this first year I’ve had plenty of opportunities to practice forgiveness (and so has my...... >Read More
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healthy marriage,
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sex and love
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No Going Back
Take our online study to explore the value and necessity of self-control in our lives today.
“Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family. But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God." (Luke 9: 61-62,... >Read More
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forgiveness,
Kristi Huseby,
Luke 9: 61-62,
Repentance,
sin,
Women
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Safe From Flames
Are you struggling with feelings of sadness, loneliness or despair? Need someone to listen? We’re here. Talk to a mentor.
“When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” (Isaiah 43:2b)
In Texas the summer of 2011 was filled with drought and raging fires. Thousands of acres were scorched without...... >Read More
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forgiveness,
Gail Morris,
gossip,
Isaiah 43:2,
love,
Women
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Who Are You Serving?
Do you feel hopeless? Talk to us.
“So Samuel said to all the Israelites, ‘If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.’” (1 Samuel 7:3)
I... >Read More
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Brenda Miller,
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Women
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What Do You Fear?
