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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 Ways to Build Financial Margin

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By Tim Rosen, Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Financial margin: that pleasant and sometimes rare, financial distance between income and expenses. Some of us ask, “Where did it go?” and “How do I get it back?”
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5 Ways to Lift up Jesus during the Christmas Season

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, December 18, 2017
Keeping Christ at the Center of Your Christmas
We know that Jesus is the reason for the season. But how much of our season actually is centered around celebrating Christ?
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Christian Living
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How to Have a “Merry Christmas”

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By Bruce Burkett, Saturday, December 16, 2017
3 Aspects of a Truly Merry Heart
This is the season we hear the friendly words “Merry Christmas” all around us. It is a gracious greeting. It is a sentimental statement. Yet, while the phrase itself is very endearing to so many of us, the truth is that many people have no idea what it truly means to be merry.
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Christian Living
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6 Ways to Maintain Personal Equilibrium during Busy Ministry Seasons

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, December 11, 2017
Remaining Focused on Christ amidst the Many Opportunities to Serve at Christmas
Christmas might very well be the most wonderful time of the year…but it is also the busiest! I know for our ministry, the time between now and Christmas is packed with activity—extra Christmas outreach, special Christmas services, and unique opportunities for ministry. On top of all of that, we have our annual Vision Sunday just two weeks after Christmas.
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Christian Living
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Keep Your Heart through Christmas

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By Sharon Rabon, Friday, December 8, 2017
3 Prerequisites to Peace at Christmas
I love Christmas! Growing up, I loved to wake up on Christmas morning to the smell of the gas heater and peek in the living room to see if “Santa” had come during the night. Sure enough, he had come and delivered bunches of presents wrapped in red Santa paper.
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Ladies Ministry
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Tensions of Pastoring Young

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By Andrew Browning, Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Opportunities and Challenges Younger Pastors Face
Being a younger pastor has many wonderful blessings, but also some unique challenges. Here are just a couple of the tensions that I am still learning how to properly manage as a younger pastor.
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Pastoral Leadership
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5 Keys to Productive Pastoral Administration

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, December 4, 2017
Without question, the greatest responsibilities a pastor carries are prayer and preaching. Even so, administration is part of the leadership package as well. In fact, this administrative aspect is captured in the New Testament word for pastors of bishop, which means “overseer.”
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8 Reasons to Rejoice

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By Brent Armstrong, Friday, December 1, 2017
Spiritual Building Blocks for the Christian Life—Part 5
Have you ever met someone who is like way too joyful? You know, the person who literally always has a smile on their face? The person who is always upbeat and never has a bad day? Sometimes those people are too much to handle. However, that person is most likely full of joy, not just happiness.
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Giving Thanks: Pancakes in Bed and Presents in the Hospital

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By Dr. Paul Chappell, Monday, November 27, 2017
Our grandson, Chandler, recently went to the doctor for a follow up appointment on his lungs. (He had severe necrotizing pneumonia and lung surgery last year.)
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Christian Living
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The Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving

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By Dr. David Gibbs Jr., Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Continuing in the Heritage of Thanksgiving
Americans must never forget the origins of our national Thanksgiving holiday. Its spiritual significance is no longer taught in our nation’s public schools. In fact, most school children today are taught that Thanksgiving originated when the Pilgrims invited their Native American friends to dinner to thank them for their help in troubled times after the Mayflower landed. As with much of modern American revisionist history, there really is much more to the story.
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