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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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7 Ways Parents Undermine Their Own Influence

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
All children have moments or seasons when they struggle with obedience—just like their parents. But some young people, particularly in their teenage years, become defiant and overtly disrespectful. Why?
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Family Helps
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Of Clydesdales and Thoroughbreds

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By Dean Herring, Saturday, May 19, 2018
5 Thoughts about Running Your Race
For three Saturdays of every year, I am an avid horse racing fan. I am talking about the on-your-knees-pounding-the-floor-yelling-for-your-horse kind of fan. I don’t watch a single horse race the rest of the year, but I absolutely love the Triple Crown!
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Christian Living
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The Importance of Church Planting Missionaries

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By Dr. Rick Martin, Tuesday, May 15, 2018
God Uses Churches to Spread the Gospel
An article on the front page of a Manila newspaper caught my eye one day when I was at the Iloilo City airport. The story was about a university that was started over 100 years ago. This institution is located on an island not too far from us. Through the years I have met several of their graduates.
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Five Reasons Pastors Should Grow in Administrative Skills

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, May 14, 2018
Administration Is a Necessary Part of Leadership
When I first became a pastor, I faced fewer administrative responsibilities than I do today. It’s not that my schedule wasn’t full. (In those early days, I preached three times per week, taught Sunday school and soulwinning, and knocked on a minimum of five hundred doors each week as well as following up with guests from services.) It’s just that the week-to-week responsibilities of ministry were primarily sermon preparation and personal outreach and followup.
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God’s Choice for You

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By Terrie Chappell, Friday, May 11, 2018
As women, we have the opportunity to make choices on a daily basis. Sometimes, the choices we make seem small and insignificant. Other times, they involve life-changing consequences.
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Ladies Ministry
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The Mundane Often Precedes the Miraculous

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By John Anderson, Thursday, May 10, 2018
Every week, people all across the world sit in churches and hear of the miraculous power and acts of an incredible God. In fact, our entire Christian faith is based upon the miraculous.
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Developing Life Skills in the Summer

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By Kathy Houk, Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Summertime Should Not Stop Learning
Many skills can be developed during the summer. Keep children on a schedule of learning even when they are on vacation from school so they are ready for the fall. Suggestions are given below, but ideas to do are endless!
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5 Ways to Lift the Burdens of Others

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, May 7, 2018
Bearing One Another’s Burdens
Do you ever get discouraged? Do you ever get weighed down with the burdens of ministry?
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5 Tips for Staying on the Mission Field

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By Keith Stensaas, Saturday, May 5, 2018
Staying Faithful Requires a Commitment to God’s Call
When you talk to a family on deputation for the mission field, you sense a lot of excitement. They can’t wait for the traveling to be finished. They can’t wait to board the airplane. They are eager to serve the Lord in a foreign country.
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Missions
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3 Reasons to Consider Having a Summer Ministry Intern

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By Bruce Burkett, Wednesday, May 2, 2018
This past summer, God opened the door for us to be able to have a summer ministry intern come serve in our church. For the past couple of years, it has been something that I had wanted to do, but was uncertain about whether it was worth the financial burden on our church and the administrative burden on me.
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