Church, a Hardened Heart, Alcohol and Hope
I'd like to tell you that what you’re about to read is really important and is going to impact your life. The truth is, I'm probably not going to tell you anything you haven't heard before, but let me encourage you to read it anyway.
Raised in a Christian home
I was raised on a dairy farm in the Fraser Valley... >Read More
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A Prodigal's Story
I was just sixteen years old when my father kicked me off the family farm.
There was no great ceremony to it. One day he simply drove me to the highway and dropped me off. Suddenly, I was on my own.
I wasn’t sure what to do next, and I had no place to go. I found work at a meat... >Read More
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Dad, Can I Have the Keys?
I remember during my relished years as a teenager, my dad would at times let my brother Jeff, and I take turns borrowing his car.
It was my dad’s dream car - a robin egg blue ‘65 Convertible Mustang.
His pride and joy.
There was not another one like it in our driving vicinity, so it caught the attention of many.
Back... >Read More
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Kathy Beres,
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End of Your Rope?
Are you at the end of your rope? Feeling helpless? Hopeless? Need help for suicidal thoughts? These resources will help you.
1. Suicide hot lines
2. Take steps to hope
3. Books
4. Stories from the edge
5. Articles
6. Why you should give life another chance
1. Suicide hot lines
Rapha’s hotline and get a phone assessment and a referral...... >Read More
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Yes...Young Women Can Have Heart Attacks!
Not too long ago I was told a terrifying tale about a young woman and a heart attack. The 40-year-old woman arrived at the emergency room of her local hospital displaying a multitude of symptoms that made it clear that a heart attack was in progress - at least it was obvious to a nurse in the ER.
After hooking the... >Read More
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Experience Pure Love and Forgiveness
We can spend most of our lives on trivial issues. But Jesus Christ reminds us what really matters and what we really need. Our greatest felt needs are to be loved, forgiven, whole and alive. Do you feel compelled to somehow respond to Jesus’ death on the cross? Do you feel compelled to enter deeper into the experience of Christ’s... >Read More
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First Aid for Bruised Hearts
Love. It's what we all want. To be loved is the most amazing thing that can happen to you. But sometimes everything goes wrong -- love hurts us and we're left holding bruised hearts in our hands. Where do we go from here?
Wanting to be loved is part of what it means to be human. We're all looking for... >Read More
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