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  • Divorce Aftershocks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
     | 2,295 views

    DIVORCE AFTERSHOCKS The National Child Development Study in the U.K. tracks 17,000 people born in Britain during the same week in 1958. Comparing those individuals with those born years later, the study revealed those in both generations with divorced parents were more likely to suffer from ...read more

  • Connection Is Key

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
     | 4,690 views

    CONNECTION IS KEY Henry Cloud in How People Grow writes, "Virtually every emotional and psychological problem, from addictions to depression, has alienation or emotional isolation at its core or close to it. Recovery from these problems involves helping people get more connected to each other at ...read more

  • The Great Christian Reformer, Martin Luther, In ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Gallop on Mar 27, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,772 views

    The great Christian reformer, Martin Luther, in fact, once spent three days in a black depression over something that had gone wrong. On the third day his wife came downstairs dressed in mourning clothes. "Who’s dead?" he asked her. "God," she replied. Luther rebuked her, saying, "What do you ...read more

  • Forrest Carter, In His Book The Education Of ...

    Contributed by Dan Brown on Nov 27, 2006
     | 1,453 views

    Forrest Carter, in his book the Education of Little Tree set around the great depression he relays the story of a grandfather’s explanation to his grandson his use of the phrase “I kin you”. It meant to love and understand. “Grandpa said back before his time ‘kinfolk’ meant any folks that you ...read more

  • Do You Realize That The More Prosperous America ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,561 views

    DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE MORE PROSPEROUS AMERICA BECOMES, THE MORE STINGY SHE BECOMES?? S. IN 1933, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THE AVERAGE CHURCH MEMBER GAVE AN 3.3% OF THEIR DISPOSABLE INCOME TO THE LORD, THROUGH THEIR CHURCH. U. IN THE YEAR 2004, CHURCH MEMBERS GAVE 1.94% OF THEIR ...read more

  • What Makes A Good ...

    Contributed by Timothy Gardner on Nov 7, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,564 views

    "What makes a good church? If all the… …Lazy folks get up …sleepy folks wake up …Discouraged folks cheer up …Gossiping folks shut up …Dishonest folks fess up …Estranged folks make up …Depressed folks look up …Disgusted folks sweeten up …Lukewarm folks fire up …Sanctified folks show ...read more

  • Faith Makes You Happier As You Age, Study Shows

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jun 27, 2010
     | 1,659 views

    FAITH MAKES YOU HAPPIER AS YOU AGE, STUDY SHOWS The Gerontological Society of America released an academic journal in February 1976 that shows as you get older, Christian faith makes you feel happier, more useful and more adjusted over time. In May 2007 the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease ...read more

  • How Have You Been Feeling Lately? Does It Seem ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Feb 4, 2002
    based on 49 ratings
     | 1,997 views

    How have you been feeling lately? Does it seem like you have a decreased amount of energy? Do you feel fatigued? Have you been craving sugar and eating more than usual? In the last two months have you had difficulty getting out of bed in the morning? Are you sleeping more than usual, been less ...read more

  • It Is Natural To Mourn. A Minister Once Told Me ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
     | 2,557 views

    It is natural to mourn. A minister once told me about a young woman in his church who asked him to talk to her grandfather. “He’s been so down and irritable lately,” she said. The preacher said, “Is there anything that you can point to that would contribute to his emotional condition?” “Well, ...read more

  • The Power Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008
     | 2,760 views

    The Power of Music In 1530 the great reformer Martin Luther wrote: "I am not ashamed to confess publicly that next to theology there is no art which is the equal of music, for she alone, after theology, can do what otherwise only theology can accomplish, namely, quiet and cheer up the soul of man, ...read more

  • Video Illustration: City Slickers- Right Atfter ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 11, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,495 views

    Video Illustration: City Slickers- Right atfter he is gored by the bull and they talk about it on the plane. It’s right after the scene of New York which says 1 year later. It’s his birthday and he is depressed and worried. Mitch has become a worry wart and it’s draining the joy out of his ...read more

  • A Mother's Daily Antidepressant Is Praise! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 17, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,481 views

    A mother’s daily antidepressant is praise! Through Jesus we can put on a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair! Praise cuts the ropes of despair. Praise unlocks the jail of depression. Praise sets our spirits free. How much more can we love our kids when we’re loving our God? How much ...read more

  • The Spirit Of God Is Always The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 17, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,550 views

    The Spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty; the spirit that is not of God is the spirit of bondage, the spirit of oppression and depression. The Spirit of God convicts vividly and tensely, but He is always the Spirit of liberty. God who made the birds never made birdcages; it is men who make ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom Lived Through The Terrible Life ...

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Aug 28, 2009
     | 1,830 views

    Corrie ten Boom lived through the terrible life of Nazi concentration camps, a place where hope was lost for many people. She survived to tell her story of unfaltering faith and tight-fisted hope in God. She saw the face of evil up close and personal. She saw some of the most atrocious and ...read more

  • A Recent Survey Of Discipleship Journal Readers ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 26, 2002
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,511 views

    A recent survey of Discipleship Journal readers ranked areas of greatest spiritual challenge to them. These are listed in this order. 1. Materialism. 2. Pride. 3. Self-centeredness. 4. Laziness. 5. Tied were: Anger/Bitterness/Sexual lust. 6. Envy. 7. Gluttony. 8. Lying. (3) There’s little ...read more

  • In The Intervarsity Press Publication, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,201 views

    In the InterVarsity Press publication, “Lifeline,” the benefits of forgiving were highlighted as follows, ‘According to the latest medical and psychological research, forgiving is good for our souls-and our bodies. People who forgive: benefit from better immune functioning and lower blood ...read more

  • I Believe That God Wants Us To Be Positive In ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 2, 2007
     | 1,143 views

    I believe that God wants us to be positive in our speech. When you meet a person on the street and say that they look terrible, what happens? They are not pleased and may feel depressed. If you can say something positive to them they feel much better. I believe it is the same way in which we ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Young Midwestern Lawyer ...  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 29, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 10,066 views

    Many years ago a young Midwestern lawyer suffered from such deep depression that his friends thought it best to keep all knives and razors out of his reach. He questioned his life’s calling and the prudence of even attempting to follow it through. During this time he wrote, "I am now the most ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Young Midwestern Lawyer ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,820 views

    Many years ago a young Midwestern lawyer suffered from such deep depression that his friends thought it best to keep all knives and razors out of his reach. He questioned his life’s calling and the prudence of even attempting to follow it through. During this time he wrote, "I am now the most ...read more

  • Poor Sudanese ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
     | 2,306 views

    POOR SUDANESE CHILD There is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken in 1994 during the Sudan famine. The picture depicts a famine-stricken child crawling towards a United Nations food camp, located a kilometer away. The vulture is waiting for the child to die, so that it can eat it. This picture ...read more

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