Emotional Health Category
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Faith and Its Counterfeits
Excerpted from the book More Jesus, Less Religion by Stephen Arterburn Unhealthy faith is actually a misunderstanding of biblical faith; and wherever misunderstandings exist, mythologies inevitably creep up around them. Of course, there are several…
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Quality or Quantity–9 Keys to Connecting With Your Teen
Excerpted from the book How to Speak Alien by Michael Ross 1. Trust earns you the right to be heard. Isn’t “your right” already guaranteed simply because you’re a parent? It should be, but in…
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More Tools In The Battle: Part 3 of 4: Wash EACH OTHER's Feet?
David S. Mackey Unless you take the position that washing some other guys’ dirty, stinky feet could be one of the biggest ‘turn-offs’ in history, what could feet possibly have to do with being strong…
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Think Responsibly!
There once was a TV commercial for a liqueur where the guy is trying to put ice in a glass. He picks one out of the bucket only to have it fall on the floor,…
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More Tools In The Battle: Part 1 of 4: Love Each Other
David S. Mackey In my previous articles, I have written about what I believe is ultimately the key to all healing, the key to becoming all God created us to be. Jesus said the greatest…
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The Choice to Forgive: Healing is a Choice Part 1
Stephen Arterburn The Seventh Big Lie: ‘Forgiveness is only for those who deserve it or earn it.’ The fact that you are even reading these words is a miracle, because you have read a lot…
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The Choice to Forgive: Healing is a Choice Part 2
Steve Arterburn Real resentment over real damage by a real person produces a justifiable resentment, and it becomes such a huge part of your life that it feels like a vulture sitting on top of…
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How to C.A.L.M. Your Anger
Jonathan Daugherty Anger is a huge underlying issue for men struggling with sexually addictive behaviors. But most men don’t recognize it as a problem because they have learned that anger is the “acceptable” emotion for…
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What Are You Afraid Of?
Things that go bump in the night, an overbearing boss, or anxiety filled days–all of these and more affect the way we think and act. Sometimes we are frozen in our fears and don’t realize…
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Head-On Collision: 3 Myths That Will Run You Ragged
Excerpted from “Living Peacefully in a Stressful World” by Ron Hutchcraft 1. The Indispensability Myth. “They just can’t get along without me.” We become possessed by the belief that it won’t get done – or…
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