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How God Changes Your Brain, by Andrew Newberg

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, … Continue reading

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Who is Vincent Damon Furnier? (Alice Cooper’s Faith Journey)

By Michael W. Chapman | December 31, 2014 Alice Cooper, the shock-rock megastar who makes Marilyn Manson look like a choir boy, stopped his hard-partying ways and returned to his Bible Christian roots in the late 1980s and today, still … Continue reading

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The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (1942)

Nothing can separate us from God’s loving presence… Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. So he said to his mother, “I am running away.” “If you run away,” said his mother, “I will run after … Continue reading

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A Suffering God by Greg Laurie

This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his … Continue reading

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Relapse and the Brain

by Michael Dye and Patricia Fancher for The National Association for Christian Recovery In very simplistic terms, we have two parts to our brains. The first part is the neocortex. It is located in the front of the head and … Continue reading

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Let God Be God by Troy Black (video)

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What Addiction and Recovery Taught Me about “Believing in God” by Mark Brouwer

by Mark Brouwer for sexualsanity.com The Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines belief as: “A state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing.” The experience of addiction messes this up for Christians, whether they want to … Continue reading

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Addiction Recovery: Short Term Fix or Long Term Life Change? … by Mark Brouwer

Written by Mark Brouwer for Sexual Sanity.com Everybody who struggles with addictive behavior wants fast results in recovery. It’s part of our bent as a society that we are used to getting things done quickly. We have no patience for … Continue reading

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Receive the Gift of No Condemnation and Walk in Peace, by Joseph Prince

From Vol 2. Issue 4 on October 2009 Christians celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of our Lord Jesus, knowing that He came to give us eternal life. But how many realize that Jesus also came to give us the … Continue reading

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The Passion of the Christ – Why? by Joseph Prince

From Vol 1. Issue 1 on January 2008 In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus made a decision that would forever change His destiny and ours. He chose not to abandon us and return to heaven, but to remain and be … Continue reading

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The Root Cause of Your Problem is Condemnation, by Joseph Prince

From Vol 1. Issue 2 on April 2008 This message is a reminder to all of us who have been listening to the gospel of grace for some time now. The Lord is revealing to us the secret to living … Continue reading

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What We Mean When We Talk About Addiction, by Mark Brouwer

Originally published by Mark Brouwer at sexualsanity.com Getting clarity about an important – and often misunderstood – issue What is addiction? In the church, in counseling, and even in the field of recovery, this deceptively simple question gets really confusing … Continue reading

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Letting Go of Anxiety

Letting go of anxiety One of the cornerstones of our approach to recovery is that sobriety is integrally related to emotional and spiritual well-being. It’s hard to be sober if you’re not in a good place emotionally and spiritually … … Continue reading

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Commentary of Hebrews 11:1 by John W. Ritenbaugh

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) A clear understanding of faith in Hebrews 11 largely depends on how we perceive the word “substance” in verse 1. In Greek, … Continue reading

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Let Go of Shame

by Juanita Ryan for The National Association for Christian Recovery from her book, Keep Breathing A part of the experience of shame is the fear of being found out and exposed. We want to run and hide and protect ourselves from … Continue reading

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Take a Load Off (M. Ross)

by Matthew Ross Some of the most frustrating moments of my life occurred when God gave me a passion and desire to do something, but I felt like I was a million miles away from being able to actually do … Continue reading

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Defending Your Sacrifice (Matthew Ross)

by Matthew Ross The dictionary has several definitions for the word “promise,” but the one that caught my attention was: “a reason to expect that something will happen in the future.” We are surrounded by promises of one degree or … Continue reading

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I Got This (Matthew Ross)

by Matthew Ross No matter what kind of life you have led, one aspect is the same for everyone: life is wildly unpredictable. That unpredictable nature will bring some incredible moments your way, but it will also bring some tragic … Continue reading

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God’s Laughter (Matthew Ross)

by Matthew Ross Aiden Wilson Tozer once preached a sermon called “Child of Two Worlds.” His basic point was that we are born into a fallen world and live among fallen people, but, when we are saved, we are called … Continue reading

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Forgiveness is a Gift You Give Yourself

Written by Tracy Bell, LCPC, NCC, Heritage Counseling Center, Plainfield, IL I once heard someone say that unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. I will never forget that statement because I think it … Continue reading

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