Contributed by Tim Hbc on Apr 9, 2008
Christian psychologist Dr Gary Collins writes that depression may be as mild as a “passing period of sadness that follows a personal disappointment" and in its severer forms can be overwhelming “feelings of despair, fear, exhaustion, immobilizing apathy,
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 27, 2008
Dr. Ed Stetzer directs church planting for the Southern Baptist Convention, one of the largest denominations in the country. He writes: "Harold stood up, paused for a moment, and began to speak softly, 'We don't want our church to die. We'll do what it takes.' That was when I first knew the church
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 27, 2008
Dr. Robert Lewis (pastor of the Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, AR) says: “The first ‘big idea’ driving many churches is to create a church that meets the needs of its members. And since so many people have deep spiritual needs, there is much good in this approach. But often it also leads
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Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008
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Dr. Adolph Lorenz, a famous surgeon, refused a drink at a banquet. He was asked "Are you a tee-totaler?" He responded, "Yes, my success depends upon my brains being clear, my muscles firm, and my nerves steady. No one can take alcoholic liquor without blunting these physical powers, which must be
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ILLUS: Dr. Robert Seizer, in his book “Mortal Lessons: Notes in the Art of Surgery,” tells the story of a young husband and wife. He had operated to remove a tumor from the wife’s face, but in the process had unavoidably cut a facial nerve. It left her mouth permanently distorted. She asked him,
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d. Dr. Colbert states, “Your perceptions determine how you see the world. The mind is similar to a computer –the brain is the hard drive, and the perceptions are the ‘software.’ It is the perception of people, demands, issues, and circumstances-not the actual people, demands, issues,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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A few years ago Dr. Nick Stinnett of the University of Nebraska conducted a group of studies called the "Family Strengths Research Project": Stinnett and his researchers identified six qualities that make for strong families. The first quality and one of the most important to be found in strong
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 25, 2009
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman told of a distinguished minister, Dr. Howard, from Australia who preached very strongly on the subject of SIN. After the service, one of the church deacons came to counsel with him in the study. "Dr. Howard," he said, "we don’t want you to talk as openly as you do about man’s
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer told a story on the subject of prayer. A certain minister was in the habit of profound prayers, oftentimes resorting to words beyond the understanding of his simple flock. This went on week after week, to the dismay and frustration of the congregation.
At last, a wee
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 12, 2007
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Dr. Michael. Denton, senior research fellow in human molecular genetics at the university of Otago in New Zealand has concluded, “ All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition…. That the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as its
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 14, 2007
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Dr. Michael. Denton, senior research fellow in human molecular genetics at the university of Otago in New Zealand has concluded, “ All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition…. That the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as its
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Baptist
Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 13, 2009
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Atlanta Psychiatrist DR. FRANK PITTMAN wrote a book on infidelity. He said, "Most affairs are conducted primarily on the telephone or Internet rather than in bed. The essence of an affair is in establishing a secret intimacy with someone--a secret that must be defended with
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
Dr. Myron Houghton wrote, "To affirm the inspiration and inerrancy of the original writings while casting doubt on the authority of the Bible that is available to us is just plain silly. Can you really imagine someone seriously saying, 'I have good news and I have bad news: the good news is that
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 24, 2009
A black preacher in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. William Holmes Border, while speaking on this text, said it well: "If a one of them had thrown a rock at that woman, the Lord would have turned the heart of that rock into rubber, and it would have bounced back and burst their brains
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Contributed by C Vincent on Sep 22, 2009
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Dr Livingstone’s guides were either ignorant or determined to deceive him as he traveled with the gospel; he was quoted as saying he would have been better off without them;
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Assembly Of God
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Signs of the End Times - Dr. David Reagan http://www.lamblion.com/articles/articles_signs3.php
The re-establishment of the nation of Israel is a classic example of an end time historical sign. Over and over again the Hebrew Scriptures prophesy that in the end times, right before the return of the
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