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There is Power in the Word
From time to time we are all assaulted by depression, worry, anxiety, anger, obsessive thoughts – mental states and emotions that grab onto us like a monster grabs a sinking ship. If these problems are chronic then of course we can and should seek counseling and medical help. But our first line of defense is always the Word. There is power in the Word! I was camping with a large group this weekend. I love my friends and had a very good time but I am easily overwhelmed by crowds. I found my thoughts were going faster and faster and more and more obsessive. Thank God I had my Bible…
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This World and the Next
Foter.com / Public Domain Mark 1.0 “If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next. The Apostles themselves, who set on foot the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men who built up the Middle Ages, the English Evangelicals who abolished the slave trade, all left their mark on earth, precisely because their minds were occupied with heaven. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in; aim at earth…
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Engaging the Process plus Rampaging Laryngitis
I read a very good article called “Engaging the Process” by The C.S. Lewis Institute. As it turns out, this was good timing since I got raging laryngitis almost immediately and needed to lead my Bible study. I chose several paragraphs from the essay and created discussion questions for them. I printed them out and brought it to my women’s Bible study where members volunteered to read the 5 paragraphs and lead the discussions. Great way to handle teaching during an illness that isn’t bad enough to make other people sick, but is bad enough to take your voice! Feel free to use these readings and questions in your study…