Any quick search on Google or Amazon will confirm what we all already know: worry is harmful to our bodies. Here are a few physical symptoms associated with worry: Difficulty swallowing Dizziness Dry mouth Fast heartbeat Fatigue Headaches Muscle aches Muscle tension Nausea Rapid breathing Sweating Trembling and twitching You can almost get … [Read more...]
Loving enough to say no: The necessity of confrontation
Are your leaders reluctant to confront? If your leaders won’t confront those who need to be challenged or corrected, you won’t have a healthy church. Conflict will simmer. People will never reach their potential in Christ. And you’ll end up dealing with more problems than necessary. Dr. Robert Jones shares a few concepts you can pass along to your leaders who may be hesitant … [Read more...]
First, remember: How looking back can help the grieving move forward
In the end, grief is about how we remember. Memory is powerful. It shapes our lives in many ways. Memory impacts our emotions. Memory shapes the significance we give to current events. Memory influences what we expect from the future. So the effort to grieve well could be reframed as learning to remember in healthy ways. Too often our church members try to define “getting … [Read more...]
The plastic smile: “Pastor, why should I tell someone how much I’m hurting?”
Encouraging people who are hurting or struggling to share their experiences with others in the church is usually good advice. When a person shares, he is often surprised to learn that others have dealt with, or are dealing with, similar circumstances. Rich comfort and encouragement frequently come from such conversations. However, some who hear this advice will push back. … [Read more...]
Screen-shattered: Helping spouses deal with online affairs
Two years into the marriage, I found out about the pornography, and a couple years after that there was Internet chatting with women.” Although Sarah1 wasn’t tech savvy, she decided one evening to try and set up web chatting, since it was something her husband had said he’d wanted. The computer was set with an automatic login using his username and password. After logging … [Read more...]
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