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“Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 1:5, The Message)
When he arrived in his new home in North America, he weighed far less than the average...... >Read More
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A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break
Donned in her favorite nightgown Kimberly* slips under the covers anticipating a good night’s sleep. Patting her husband’s shoulder she says, Goodnight honey… Tentatively Ron reaches out for Kimberly and nuzzles her check giving her a tender kiss. With a familiar sick sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach, Kimberly wriggles away from Ron,...... >Read More
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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 Bible in the other, Sharon Ast knelt beside her bed and asked God’s permission to take her own life.
It wasn’t the first time her fate was about to be decided at gunpoint. Growing up, her alcoholic father...... >Read More
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A Fresh Focus
This is a story of a changed life, as told to Power to Change Ministries.
Yulia Kolodotchka lived much of her life fearing she'd go blind. Then she discovered a vision of a higher power.
My only chance of success in any profession, I thought, was to study English. Because of my vision problems, high school teachers called me lazy and... >Read More
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When is enough enough?
Where do I start? My husband drinks too much, becomes angry, verbally abusive, sometimes slightly physically abusive. He has been this way for the last year. The occurrences have become more frequent (weekly) the last few months. I've tried talking to him and he keeps saying things will change and they don't. When is enough enough? I'm at the... >Read More
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How do I recover from abuse?
I am 25 years old and have been in therapy for about four years now but I am still not feeling good about myself. I really don't know how to make myself feel good for a long period of time. In fact, I can remember only feeling good about myself for no more than three days to a week.... >Read More
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Handling Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment can and does happen, even in good companies. By definition, sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual conduct that interferes with your performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Here are some tips for handling this tough situation.
Don't kid yourself into thinking it's going to get better. Sexual...... >Read More
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Safe Sex: Do You Feel Safe in Your Marriage?
Today I am going to take a different approach to the term... >more
Unmet Expectations: Sex three times a week?
If you are married, you have experienced unmet expectations in your marriage.... >more
What Do You Fear?
