The little me inside

Haven’t we dumbed down faith into clichés of, “moving on” without focusing on the past?  There must be something really scary about looking into our pasts if we can’t do it as a body of believers.  After all, many of us have come from dysfunctional families into church so we can make sense of what …

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The innocence of intimacy

“When my daughter was about six, we were riding in the car on our way to visit friends and she told me she wanted to be my lover.  I knew her concept of lover was somewhat fuzzy, but she had enough idea to feel she wanted that.  I responded gently that it wasn’t possible.  She …

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No logical expectations

"Everyday Jesus faced the false expectations of the people.  It was not the things that Jesus did that caused the religious world to reject Him as much as it was the things He didn't do".  {Codependent Christianity} What Jesus didn't do, is give you your ailment.  Jesus didn't allow a child to die for some …

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Spiritually dismantling pain

After years of scheduling three or four doctors’ visits in a week I relate well to afflicted patients and misunderstood medical phenomena.  I have had my chart flagged in many physicians’ notes for being a hypochondriac and I repelled people when seeking prayer at church.  Now, being on the other side of relying on a …

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Religious response to Sexual Stimulus

Without a doubt I have had the discussion of female problems associated with UTI’s, Bacterial vaginitis and yeast infections with over 400 women in the past two years.  The number one connection to symptoms manifesting is always guilt, shame and fear associated with sex.  The sex could be through an affair, a one night stand, …

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How does my pain lie to me?

John Evans taught people with illnesses to stop asking, “Why did this happen to me?” and just describe what is happening.  He teaches them to replace the question “why do I have this illness?” with the statement “I have this illness.”  He says, “Once clients can throw away the ‘why me?’ question they are on …

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Revival comes after a Chrysalis

If I had a dollar for all of the times I have heard someone say that a revival was happening somewhere, I would be able to pay for everyone's transportation to get there.  I've been there, done that; sought for miracles, signs and wonders all over the globe following the anointing of man.  Maybe that …

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I see my pain differently now

A Frenchman named Emile Coue created a mantra for his patients to live by.  He found that if they repeated a mantra such as, “every day I am getting better and better”, they were more successful in overcoming disease and sickness than those who fought their prognosis with sheer will.  He determined that strong conscious …

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Children Bring it out of Us

Children have a direct connection to Daddy in heaven.  Often times it is our own anxiety and worry that portray the child as being our problem when in reality we have suppressed pain.  In this testimony of working with a 4th grader, I gained insight and spiritual eyesight on a personal subject that God knew …

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Skepticism

  SKEPTISICM AND AFFLICTION We are to know where our affliction comes from and who our adversary is. People will turn to themselves and be influenced by the enemy to make choices; think God, good and Satan, bad.  We live in a fallen world where every decision has a consequence whether it’s good, bad or …

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