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Depression: Illness or Spiritual failure?
Angry, frustrated and confused, I boarded a plane for Southern California. My dear friend and mother-in-law lay in a hospital bed with the shadow of death hovering. As I sat on the plane numb and expressionless. I cried, “Lord, where are you? Can’t you see my wounded heart?” I wanted to scream instead of cry, “LORD, I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE!”...
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Finding Hope in a Chat Room Alone and discouraged, I sat staring at a computer screen. I...
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How to Comfort a Friend Comforting friends who have gone through significant hurt or loss is...
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We have never watched The Biggest Loser before this season. A friend told us how much they as a family enjoy the program. We gave it a try and are saying the same thing now. We as a family are really enjoying the show and learning much and being inspired by the people on the show. A common theme for the contestants is that they feel worthless...
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Secrets secrets are no fun. Secrets secrets hurt someone. Everyone has secrets. I don’t care who you are; you have one, possibly two. But who are you keeping your secrets from? In a recent interview, well-known and beloved children’s author Robert Munsch shared a secret with the world. Munsch’s books like The Paper Bag Princess...
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Success is:______. How would you fill in the blank? "That's easy," you might say. "Success is ... for an athlete, winning the Super Bowl, the World Series, or a gold medal: for an entertainer, winning an Oscar, a Grammy, or an Emmy; for a businessperson, being a top executive with one of the Fortune 500 companies: for a university student, being...
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At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son who resides in heaven. If you (or someone you...
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At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son who resides in heaven. If you (or someone you...
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When I think back to my freshman year at university, it's surprising that not one of my floormates dropped out of school. For most of us it was our first time living away from home for an extended period of time. Add to our newfound "freedom" (in the sense of lack of restraints) an ample supply of alcohol and sexual liberation and you have a recipe...
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Over 16million Americans suffer from alcoholism, based on US census data. That's about twice the population of New York City. The problem is also widespread in Canada and other countries as well. It doesn't help that alcohol advertisers constantly remind those struggling with alcohol about their problem and tempting them to abandon their attempts...
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