Reaching Hurting Women Ministries
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FEMINISM: Mystique or Mistake?by Diane PassnoTyndale House Publishers 2000 After all the book reviews I’ve done, this will be my first negative. I’m not sure if it’s my past life as a liberal addict that’s affecting my opinion, but for some reason I didn’t get a lot out of this book. I …
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Step Seven: We humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Step Seven is critical to the cleansing process and prepares us for the next stages of recovery. In the first six steps we became aware of our problems, looked at ourselves honestly, revealed hidden parts of ourselves, and became ready to change. Step Seven is …
————————————————————————————————————- Working the Steps :: Step 7 In the first six steps we admitted powerlessness over our dependencies, turned our life over to God, looked honestly at ourselves, revealed hidden weaknesses, and became ready to change. Step Seven is the opportunity for God to remove our weaknesses. BOOK REVIEW: Feminism: Mystique or Mistake? by Diane Passno …
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Virtue: a valued principle of good moral behavior; a holy habit. Vice: a practice of wrongdoing, corruption of virtue; an unholy habit. GRATITUDE: the gracious response to a kindness performed or gift given. ENTITLEMENT: the state of being entitled; believing one deserves certain privileges. We don’t hear much talk about gratitude unless it’s near Thanksgiving, then it’s …
When we hide behind our baggage we limit ourselves, our relationships and our future. How much baggage do you have? Can you carry it with one hand or do you need a handler to assist you? Either way you’ve come to the right place! This month we’ve been dealing with a lot of tough issues. We started by …
Life today is lived at a break-neck speed. We’re sophisticated, educated, wealthy; going, doing, acquiring. Our cluttered minds are numbed with the social, news and entertainment media available at our fingertips every waking moment. The world is off Center and dragging us with it. With lives so focused on caring and living for others, no wonder women wake …
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Virtue: a valued principle of good moral behavior; a holy habit.Vice: a practice of wrongdoing, corruption of virtue; an unholy habit.Integrity: Honesty and reliability in all things; consistency in the face of difficult circumstances. Integrating truth and action with body, mind, spirit and heart.Hypocrisy: Pretending to have virtues or moral beliefs that one doesn’t actually have. We get the …
anxiety: distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune. Anxiety seems to be an inevitable part of life. Stimulated by fear, when life comes at us with both barrels, we go into a panic attack or worse, shut down completely. Often, we bring anxiety on ourselves, with our too busy, over-productive, thoughtless …
Feeding Your Appetites: Take Control of What’s Controlling You! by @SteveArterburnThomas Nelson Publishers 2006206 pp If you’re not familiar with Stephen Arterburn — check him out. He has been an incredibly important influence on me from the early days of my recovery. In fact The Life Recovery Bible, which he edited and produced with David Stoop, saved my life!Stephen Arterburn is …
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In hopes of targeting topics to fit my reader’s needs, I recently took a poll of the hurts women struggle with. My poll listed: depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual addiction, loneliness, self-hatred, and inferiority. The survey results were interesting, but not surprising. Loneliness overshadowed all the other struggles listed. Using the UCLA Loneliness Scale, AARP surveyed …