Reaching Hurting Women Ministries
A Contemplative Christian Outreach for Women™
Step 12:Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to bring good news to the suffering and afflicted. ~ Isaiah 61:1 Step …
PREVIEW DECEMBER’S ARTICLES ON REACHING HURTING WOMEN! **************************************** Working the Steps :: STEP 12 We’re now ready to carry our life message to others; to practice these principles in all our affairs. BOOK REVIEW The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David A. Kessler, MD With the latest brain science and …
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The Fantasy Fallacy: Exposing The Deeper Meaning Behind Sexual Thoughts by @ShannonEthridgeThomas Nelson Publishers 2012226 pp As a recovering sex addict who lived in fantasy for most of her life, I couldn’t be more excited about The Fantasy Fallacy! I’m always looking for supportive material to help reach women who struggle with sexual issues. Having read …
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Working the Steps :: STEP 11 Let’s plug into our power source for guidance, serenity and healing by drawing near to God in prayer and meditation. BOOK REVIEW The Fantasy Fallacy: Exposing the Deeper Meaning Behind Sexual Thoughts by Shannon Ethridge As a recovering sex addict who struggled with fantasy for most of my life, I …
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Do you feel like no one sees or hears you? People seem to look right through you like you’re not even there? I’m the invisible middle child born into a dysfunctional alcoholic home, with a handicapped brother four years older and a sister three years younger. Life was unpredictable between daddy’s drinking binges. So to stay …
Preview October’s Articles on Reaching Hurting Women! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Working the Steps :: STEP 10 With the first nine steps we got our house in order and changed some destructive habits. In Step 10 we begin the maintenance work of sustaining our accomplishments. BOOK REVIEW RELENTLESS: The Power You Need to Never Give Up by John Bevere Many …
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Can you hear the scream? How many times have you found yourself in this position? There was a time in my life when I looked just like this photo. I was so full of anger that I couldn’t function normally. God showed me a vision of a volcano boiling deep inside my spirit; bubbling up …
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For the last four weeks we’ve been focusing on learning to love and respect ourselves, make healing choices for our lives and preparing to make amends to those we’ve harmed. We’re going to wrap up this month by consolidating all these topics into one area that is definitely connected to all the above… …hiding behind masks. As …
Healing is a Choice: Ten Decisions That Will Transform Your Life and Ten Lies That Can Prevent You From Making Them by @SteveArterburnThomas Nelson Publishers 225pp I had originally planned to review a different book for August, but had problems with the digital photo of the cover. …
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self-image:: noun 1. the idea, conception or mental image one has of oneself; 2. a mental picture that depicts how we believe others see us (height, weight, hair color, gender, etc.); 3. things learned by us about ourselves from personal experience or by internalizing the judgments of others. Basically how do we answer this question: What do …
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