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Trauma and the stress that can accompany it often keep an individual hyper-focused on the event, re-creating the trauma over and over, trying somehow to undo the feeling of helplessness and powerlessness through the negative ruminations.
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Missionaries in Your Area

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By Dr. Rick Martin, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
A Missionary’s Relationship with Other Missionaries—Part 4
Missionaries in your area most likely will have an impact (for good or bad) on your ministry because you and your workers will cross paths with the missionary and his workers often.You can also have a positive impact on their lives and ministry, depending on your attitude.
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Are You an Evangelist?

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By Dr. David Teis, Sunday, March 7, 2010
An Evangelist Must Preach the Gospel
An evangelist is not just an itinerate preacher, though it is true that many evangelists are itinerate preachers, the fact that you travel from place to place and speak in various churches and different civic settings does not necessarily make you an evangelist.
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3 Purposes of Preaching

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By Dr. Tom Farrell, Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Threefold Task of Preaching
The Apostle Paul deals with the proclamation of the Word in 2 Timothy 4:2: “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” The word preach means “to herald or announce.”
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Maximizing Your Study Time

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By Dr. Tom Farrell, Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Preacher Must Guard His Study Time
God’s great preachers down through the centuries have agreed on the importance of study. If you would become the servant, shepherd, and speaker God would have you be, you need to begin by
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5 Free Tools for Safer Web Browsing

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By Anthony King, Thursday, February 18, 2010
How to Protect Yourself from Your Computer
The internet is an incredible place where a world of information is just a Google search away. I’ve put together a list of five tools that are the first things I do anytime I get a new computer or setup a new network. Some are
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Big Words for Little People

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By Billy Willis, Monday, February 15, 2010
Using the Correct Vocabulary for Children
Can a child understand the Gospel and not know the exact meaning of everlasting life or the word saved? Jesus said that unless adults become as little children, they cannot be saved, so the obvious answer is yes. The Gospel is . . .
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Teaching from a Relationship

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By Billy Willis, Monday, February 15, 2010
Have a Heart for the Children in Your Class
The race is on to prepare that perfect illustration, illusion or brand new game to go along with the lesson. You pull the curriculum book from the big Ziploc bag, open it up and realize that it is now . . .
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Children's Ministry
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Be a Gospel Preacher

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By Dr. David Teis, Thursday, February 4, 2010
A Gospel Preacher Must Preach the Gospel
Several years ago, a dear friend of mine passed away. My wife and I made arrangements to attend his funeral. My friend was a Christian. He attended a Baptist church, and the funeral was being held in what he considered a Gospel preaching church.
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We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood

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By Dr. Rick Flanders, Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The Invisible Enemy that Empowers His Visible Prisoners
It was not that there were no “flesh-and-blood” enemies at Ephesus. During the great awakening in that city, Paul had faced the wrath of Demetrius the silversmith, who called together an assembly of idol-makers to protest his preaching (Acts 19:23-41).
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Being a Blessing

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By Terrie Chappell, Monday, February 1, 2010
What type of reaction do people have when they hear your name? Do they think “gossip”? Do they sigh and turn away? Or do they smile and think of what . . .
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