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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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By Dr. George Crabb, Monday, May 19, 2025

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5 Aspects of Impactful Teaching

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By Robert Kurtz, Wednesday, October 31, 2018
What approach produces results? How can I be a successful teacher? Consider five attributes exhibited by Gamaliel. In Acts 5:34–39, he stood, he spoke, and he swayed a difficult crowd!
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Christian Education
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5 Ways to Become a Missions-Minded Family

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, October 29, 2018
Two of the greatest things parents can do for their children are to instill in their hearts eternal priorities—specifically the priority to reach the world with the gospel—and help them understand the world-wide focus of our mission as Christians. We are to witness to our neighbors and reach the world.
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Family Helps
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That All the Earth May Know

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By Dr. Don Sisk, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Is Your Sending Capacity Growing?
Even a casual reading of the Word of God will reveal to us that God desires that all the people of the earth, in every generation, know about HIM.
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Missions
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3 Relationships Vital to Healthy, Biblical Leadership

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, October 22, 2018
Each year, our deacons insist that I go in for a thorough health examination. Usually the doctor will greet me with a statement like, “Deacons sent you again, huh?” He gets it.
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Christian Living
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Be a Positive Presence

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By Dr. Mike Edwards, Saturday, October 20, 2018
Theologically, it is an amazing truth; but to us humans who are limited to occupy only one space at a time, we can find it a bit hard to appreciate. God occupies all places and all times simultaneously—all of heaven and earth, all of the time. Preachers often use that truth to remind themselves and their listeners that God is with us at all times and sees everywhere we go and everything we do.
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Christian Living
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6 Key Traits of a Leader

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By Alan Fong, Thursday, October 18, 2018
I have read many books on the subject of leadership. Each book brings a perspective on leadership from someone who has expertly led others and organizations. Each book has one or more valuable take-aways that have helped me in understanding and executing my role as a leader. The book of Proverbs describes many traits of good leadership. One of these traits is diligence: the ability of alert focus.
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5 Things to Remember When God Changes Your Schedule

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, October 15, 2018
Every Sunday afternoon, I take time to review the previous week and plan the week ahead. It is a discipline that has been a tremendous help to me over the years in being proactive with my responsibilities.
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Christian Living
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The Importance of a Single Word

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By Scott Pauley, Saturday, October 13, 2018
3 Tips for Doing Word Studies
I remember well the first Bible word study I ever did. It was an easy word. I already knew what it meant…or at least I thought I did. On that day one word opened up one of the greatest principles in Scripture to me. The word is found in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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Christian Living
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The Gift of Gratitude

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By Troy Dorrell, Friday, October 12, 2018
Gratitude Is the Gift that Keeps Giving
The Bible tells us we are fearfully and wonderfully made. I believe this verse speaks of the amazing complexity and intricacy with which God created us. As a former student of anatomy and physiology, I have always seen the creation and creature as evidence of a Creator, and our wonderful Creator has bestowed upon us, not just life, but through our physical bodies, an amazing capacity and ability to enjoy life and the creation He has made.
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5 Ways to Make Progress When All You See Is a Mess

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, October 8, 2018
Do you ever begin a new week with a pile on your desk? Scraps of notations from Sunday. Left over to dos from last week. Started projects. Unanswered emails. And on top of all of that, the needs and responsibilities of the coming week.
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Pastoral Leadership
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