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Unhelpful Helpers – Part 4

Finger Pointing Frieda Many of us are guilty of being a finger pointer when it comes to trials in someone else’s life. We want be the bearer of the answers as to why the trial is happening. As someone shares with us, we’re looking for sin patterns that have contributed to the trial. Why? So…
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Unhelpful Helpers – Part 2

SYMPATHIZING SALLY Trials in our lives are opportunities for us to be helped by others. Then when others go through trials, it is our opportunity to help them. But how do we do that in a way that is beneficial for the sufferer? Sometimes what we think is help is really no help at all. …
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Unhelpful Helpers – Part 1

Fixer Felicia Trials are a part of life all of us. We will struggle in this life because of sin. When Adam and Eve sinned, it changed everything for the future of mankind. Their choice has led to sickness, rejection, sorrow, sin, and death for each of us. As followers of Christ, we look to…
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We Fix Our Eyes…Life with Mom

It was another Sunday after church and mom was still in bed when I arrived. Most times she is on her side curled up in a ball while holding tight to the covers. She does this because my dad tries to get her up by pulling the covers from her. He doesn’t have much tact. …
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Weakness or Strength?? – Part 2

The human body is weak and frail. It doesn’t matter how many push-ups or sit-ups you can do, that fact doesn’t change. You can have a six-pack abdomen with buns of steel and still be frail. Our frailty comes from our inability to handle life and all it throws at us. We call this stress. …
