Getting Over the Holiday Blues
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This is supposed to be a season of joy and happiness, but many people don't feel it. Many people suffer from bouts of depression or the blues at different times during the year. During the holiday season people encounter...... >Read More
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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
The holidays can be challenging. If you need someone to talk to, come talk to a mentor.
One Christmas, I came across an article in a local newspaper by an articulate columnist named Bill Johnson. His column was titled, "A Lesson in Catching the Christmas Spirit." Johnson began his search for the Christmas spirit at the Christmas tree lots,...... >Read More
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Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror
I lost my dad to suicide at the age of five. Shortly after that a family member started sexually abusing me. Several years later I lost my step dad to a horrible fire that destroyed our home. We were left with nothing except for haunting memories. Later, I turned to drinking to ease the pain that tormented me day in and day out... >Read More
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Feeling Grief
Grieving is a unique experience. It’s a process that is as individual as the people it affects. Oh yes, there are predictable stages … but the experience of loosing someone dear to you is truly a very personal journey.
Recently I said goodbye to my dear Dad. It’s hard to believe it was only a couple of months ago. I’ve processed... >Read More
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Lessons In Decision-Making
Forty years after his tragic death, President John F. Kennedy continues to fascinate. A new JFK biography hit the bestseller lists. His relatives -- America's royalty to some -- are frequent newsmakers. An intriguing facet of his legacy involves his decision-making procedures. Some brought great success, others colossal failure.
In 1961, after...... >Read More
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Stand By
Sixteen years old and in need of hope he was a hard-shelled kid from a tumultuous home. He had two brothers, four sisters, and a mom who worked three jobs to keep the family afloat. All he needed was hope. He and his oldest brother came to our student ministries group that Wednesday. On Thursday, he laid down in... >Read More
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How to Be Like Amelia Earhart
Don’t allow others to define you
Earhart was praised after her Friendship flight, but she didn’t believe her press clippings. She looked for a way to earn that praise, and if she hadn’t, her name might have been forgotten a long time ago.
Be honest with yourself
Earhart wouldn’t allow herself to take credit for what Friendship...... >Read More
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Breakthrough This New Year
Are the people in your house about to embark on another set... >more
Finding Some Peace on Earth
"Silent night, Holy night. All is calm, all is bright..."
The carols try... >more