The Reconciliation

2022-12-15T04:44:34+00:00

A lesson in reconciliation The Native Americans had a very special ceremony to restore their relationships. They sat in a circle and passed around a stone plate of burning tobacco. Then they inhaled the smoke through a hollow reed adorned with bird feathers, which they called "peace pipe". This was used to restore peace and friendship between enemies. God created us to have an intimate relationship with him and with others. We will always be vulnerable to disappointment, suffering, discord and disagreement, but instead of starting a "war of revenge", [...]

The Reconciliation2022-12-15T04:44:34+00:00

Depression

2024-01-24T20:14:45+00:00

Depression in Children: Information for Teachers Children can communicate or show feelings of unhappiness, sadness, discouragement, irritability, but most of them will be reactive to an external event, they will serve to adapt to the different situations they face and the child will progressively recover from these states of anxiety. cheer up. However, a small percentage of them will experience depressive symptoms during their childhood and/or adolescence. It is important to differentiate depression from sadness. Sadness is a universal emotion of the human condition and has an adaptive function, while [...]

Depression2024-01-24T20:14:45+00:00

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

2022-12-15T04:00:23+00:00

The fight of a hero He was a complete American hero. Some say he was the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.4 Mickey Mantle seemed to have it all: fame, fortune, and millions of fans. The day he graduated from high school in 1950, he signed a contract with the world-renowned New York Yankees, a decision that began his path to fame. Statistics confirm his superstar status: He hit 536 career home runs, won three Most Valuable Player awards, had a 298 batting average, participated in seven world championships, and earned [...]

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction2022-12-15T04:00:23+00:00

Emotional and Verbal Abuse

2024-08-27T02:00:05+00:00

Words that hurt “You are worthless!”... “You will never amount to anything in life!”... “I wish you had never been born!” Words like these in childhood can hurt the heart for the rest of our days. Those wounds deepen in adulthood when we are subjected to the game of "control." Threats like: “If you leave me, I will take it out on our children!” or "I have the keys, you can't go anywhere!"... are both emotionally and verbally violent and abusive and are used to maintain control of a relationship. [...]

Emotional and Verbal Abuse2024-08-27T02:00:05+00:00

Eating Disorder

2022-12-15T02:04:37+00:00

“How do I know if I have a compulsive eating disorder?” Ask yourself this: Do I feel the desire to stop eating or cut out any foods or fats to the degree that the compulsion overwhelms me? Those who struggle with anorexia and bulimia feel enslaved. In their hearts they know that they are not free. “…For he who is defeated by someone is made a slave to him who defeated him.” (2 Peter 2:19) “What is the difference between overeating and bulimia?” The overeater may not mind being fat, [...]

Eating Disorder2022-12-15T02:04:37+00:00

The prejudices

2022-12-13T04:15:55+00:00

The tragedy of prejudice Missionary James E. McEldowney wrote of his meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in Sevagram, India, a few years before he was assassinated: “We sat with him on the floor of his little dwelling. We feel humbled in the presence of such a great man. We asked him many questions regarding the future of India and as he answered us we could see that he had many plans for his country. Then we were surprised when he said, “I have great respect for Christianity. I often read the [...]

The prejudices2022-12-13T04:15:55+00:00

The Critic

2022-12-13T03:22:49+00:00

The lacerating effects of criticism Sometimes those who live near you take on the role of “heaven's sandpaper”. They are the experts at finding bugs and errors no matter how small. They focus all their attention on them. The result of such a harmful attitude is anything but helpful, and does not improve the person. Rather, hurtful words lacerate and hurt, affect self-esteem, and emotionally drain us. We are all accountable to God for the way we use words. Especially those that hurt others. The excess of critical words does [...]

The Critic2022-12-13T03:22:49+00:00

The Adoption

2022-12-13T03:08:21+00:00

A grafted branch can produce a lot of fruit According to God's plan, a child can become a much-loved member of the family through adoption. In this way, a small branch is added to the family tree. That child is "grafted" into the family, but that new branch should not be considered inferior, because a grafted branch can have strength and produce as much fruit as any other branch of the family. A grafted tree can bear strength and fruit like any other family tree, and sometimes even more. All [...]

The Adoption2022-12-13T03:08:21+00:00

Dysfunctional Family

2022-12-13T03:01:41+00:00

Deep transformation “It is not easy to recover from the patterns acquired in a dysfunctional family. A transformation is required at the deepest level... But God promises us to actively intervene in that transformation.” —Dale and Juanita Ryan “And the Lord passed by before him and proclaimed, The Lord! Jehovah! strong, merciful and pious; slow to anger, and great in mercy and truth; that he keeps mercy for thousands, that he pardons iniquity, rebellion, and sin, and that he will by no means hold the wicked innocent; that he visits [...]

Dysfunctional Family2022-12-13T03:01:41+00:00

Financial Freedom

2024-01-24T20:15:16+00:00

To freedom through contentment Are you struggling with money management? Do you never seem to have enough for your expenses? Perhaps you secretly envy the riches and possessions of others. It doesn't matter how much money you have. If you don't recognize that what you have is not yours but God's, your finances will always cause you discontent. Our heavenly Father owns all things, and yet we worry too much because we don't have enough. We manipulate others to get more… and then we worry because we fear losing what [...]

Financial Freedom2024-01-24T20:15:16+00:00
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