"I Hadn't Hit Bottom, but I Could See it Coming...."
When he was fifteen, Roger Sabourin of Medicine Hat, Alberta, went through one of the worst experiences imaginable for a young teen: sexual abuse at the hands of a clergy member.
Devastated by the experience but fearing what would happen if he went public with the crime, Roger chose to remain silent, keeping his hurt and grief to himself for... >Read More
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Kevin Miller,
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My kids are addicted to television
Dear Mr. Dad: Help! My kids are hopeless television addicts. All they want to do is sit in front of the tube—even on the most gorgeous days. What can I do to break this habit?
Advice: Nothing can drive harried parents crazier faster than seeing their children sprawled out in front of the TV on a beautiful, sunny day. After... >Read More
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Armin Brott,
Family,
Men,
parenting,
TV,
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Quench Your Real Thirst
44% of student respondents to a 1993 Harvard School of Public Health survey drank heavily at least once in the two weeks prior to the survey.
Drinking and driving accidents are the No.1 killer of Americans aged 18-24.
90% of all vandalism, fights and assaults (verbal, physical and sexual) occur after one or both parties have been drinking.
One...... >Read More
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Judy Clark,
Men,
relationships,
self-esteem,
success,
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Drugs, Rape, Booze and Running Scared
A teenage runaway peers from the second floor bedroom window. She lives at the clubhouse of a biker gang. A pasture dressed with wild grass and stately evergreens stretches out before her view. Though she sees the restful beauty, she's not truly admiring it. She's lost in her memories of the last two years. The window has become a... >Read More
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Fred Devries,
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Home at Last
I can tell you about growing up in a home with an alcoholic father, who beat my mother. Or I can tell you what life was like when my parents divorced, and I couldn't see my brother or sister because I lived with my dad. I can give the details of being raped at 15, or tell you what... >Read More
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Ann Mangroo,
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God,
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LIFE,
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The Prodigal
I remember when my brother, Jim, left home. I came from an able, happy family, but this did not stop us from having problems.
I was born in Kisumu, the third largest town in Kenya. We were a close family of eight children–three brothers and five sisters–of which I am the youngest.
When I was about 11 years old I went... >Read More
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Philisters Obunga,
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The King's Daughter
I had an "attitude." I'm sure you've heard that phrase before, but to me it was real. Only I didn't recognize it at the time.
I come from a family of six children and I am the second youngest child. My parents started our family in their early twenties and my younger brother was born when Mom was forty-five. Dad... >Read More
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Trudy Mycroft,
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From Victim to Victory
[flv:http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.flv http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.jpg 300 234] With a gun in one hand and a... >more
Church, a Hardened Heart, Alcohol and Hope
I'd like to tell you that what you’re about to read is... >more
What Do You Fear?
