Tag: Stress

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By micoots
02/07/2016 0

Jesus Culture on how Christians can thrive with God’s help

Youth pastor Banning Liebscher says, 'If you choose to embrace God's process and time line for building your root system, I believe it's possible not only to survive but to thrive in the midst of it.'

The musical ministry Jesus Culture believes that Christians who embrace God's process and timeline in their lives are not only able to survive all of their problems, but even manage to thrive in the midst of things.

Youth pastor Banning Liebsch..

By micoots
02/07/2016 0

Thought for the morning of Sat July 2, 2016

Verse: “Our heart shall rejoice in Him.” — ps 33:21
Thought: Blessed is the fact that Christians can rejoice even in the deepest distress; although trouble may surround them, they still sing; and, like many birds, they sing best in their cages. The waves may roll over them, but their souls soon rise to the surface and see the light of God's countenance; they have a buoyancy about them which keeps their head always above the water, and helps them to sing amid the tempest, “God is with me still.”..

george-bell
By micoots
28/06/2016 0

Church announces review of how George Bell sex abuse case was handled

An independent review of the processes used in the case of Bishop George Bell, accused after his death of abusing a child, was today announced by his former diocese.

The Diocese of Chichester, where Bell served as bishop from 1929 until his death in 1958, said in a statement:”The House of Bishops practice guidance states that once all matters relating to any serious safeguarding situation have been completed, the Core Group should meet again to review the process and to c..

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By micoots
28/06/2016 0

Heresy and Humility — Lessons from a Current Controversy

As Harold O. J. Brown warned, the gates of hell often come very close to the church. Confusing the questions endangers the church, and no faithful theologian would willingly risk that danger.

I have spent my entire adult lifetime concerned with the danger of heresy. As a young theologian, I worked through the early centuries of church history and understood that knowing the difference between orthodox Christianity and heresy is really a matter of life and death for the church. A failure to recognize and refute heresy means disaster for the church and its witness to Christ.

At the same time, I saw that two dangers quickly emerged. The first, and most dangerous, is the unwillingness of many modern theologians to acknowledge the reality and danger of heresy. Liberal theology denied the possibility of heresy and then openly embraced it. The second danger is like the fable of the b..

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By micoots
24/06/2016 0

3 Reasons Pastors Need to Be Vulnerable (and 3 Cautions)

Many pastors, this one included, have a hard time opening up and being vulnerable with those around them. The lethal cocktail of pride and insecurity, combined with the belief that people need us to be an ever-stable, always-faithful, never-failing rock, causes some pastors to suffer in silence, struggle in secret, and suffocate in isolation. This sad tendency is destructive for the church, but deadly for the pastor.

I hear a lot about growing our churches, preaching, and leadership, but little..

By micoots
19/06/2016 0

Fathers Matter

In short, fatherhood is hot, and so is the science behind it. Researchers say men are biologically wired to be fathers — and children are innately and uniquely responsive to their fathers. This has enormous implications for the health of children, mothers and fathers themselves.
Recent research finds that involved dads improve pregnancy outcomes, foster babies’ sleep, help build children’s language skills and reduce teens’ risk of self-damaging behavior.
“The importance of fathers equals..

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By micoots
17/06/2016 0

Orthodox Will Hold Humbled Yet Historic Council in Crete

Patriarchs disagree over how many disputes—out of centuries' worth—to tackle in 10 days.

The last time the 14 separate branches of the Orthodox church met, in 787, they hadn’t yet split with the Roman Catholic church.

So pulling together a Holy and Great Council meeting of the global representatives of 300 million Orthodox Christians for next week hasn’t been easy—even with the event being discussed since 1961.

A number of issues have cropped up in the last 1,000-plus years. The short li..

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By micoots
13/06/2016 0

My Marriage to an Undocumented Immigrant

I lived with the threat of my husband’s deportation. Here’s what I learned about immigration.

We were on our third date when Billy told me—hinted, really—that he was an undocumented immigrant from Central America. I remember thinking, “Well, that's not ideal.” Truth was, I had no idea what that admission really meant. I was a Kentucky girl who'd recently relocated to Los Angeles. I vaguely knew that immigration was “an issue,” but I didn't pretend to have a working knowledge of t..

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By micoots
31/05/2016 0

SLED: A Simple Way to Talk with Those Who Are Prochoice About the Personhood of the Unborn

In my book Why ProLife? I say that every argument for abortion which appeals to a woman’s inconvenience, stress, and financial hardship can be made just as persuasively about her two-month-old, her two-year-old, her teenager, her husband, or her parents. In many cases older children are more expensive and place greater demands on their mother than an unborn child.

People immediately recognize those arguments as invalid when it comes to killing older children. So why not the unborn? After all, a ..

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By micoots
24/05/2016 0

Read This If You’re Suffering From the “Mommy Guilt” Syndrome

So, one morning, I was scrolling on my TimeHop app and I saw that five years ago, around this time – my husband and I were in Dubai! It was SO much fun! We went out to visit a friend and host a small bible study.
No kids.
No mommy guilt.
No “what is so & so doing?”
No worrying about my babies.
No stressing out about my babies.
No food prep before you leave for your babies.
No arranging with family members.
No nothing.
Just a couple of carefree people, enjoying Dubai!
A photo I snapped in 20..