Anticipation

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Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. Hope it helps. — Anticipation Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.  (I John 3: 2-3) Love it, or sick of it already, I know you’ve heard this sung repeatedly by now: “Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep Continue Reading

Naked, Unashamed and Accountable

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Every Monday we’ll post something about maintaining your sexual integrity. Hope it helps. — Naked, Unashamed and Accountable And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. - Genesis 2:25 Shame wasn’t part of the human vocabulary until sin entered the picture. Adam and Eve were, as countless paintings and films suggest, innocently erotic and erotically innocent. No clothes and, I daresay, no inhibitions. That was then, and then was worlds away, ages ago. Today shame permeates the human experience. No Continue Reading

Honey, I Shrunk the Id

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Every Tuesday we’ll post something to do with strengthening marriages. Hope it helps. --- Honey, I Shrunk the Id They drummed it into us from Psych 101 right through the end of a master’s program – Freud’s Structural Hypothesis, the theory that our minds are composed of a triune entity called the Id, Ego and Super-Ego. The Id represents a cesspool of aggressions and desires lurking just beneath our consciousness; a swamp creature that, left unrestrained, would morph us into pure animalism. The Ego is quite pragmatic, moderating Continue Reading

Anticipation

Jesus Hands

Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. Hope it helps. — Anticipation Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.  (I John 3: 2-3) Love it, or sick of it already, I know you’ve heard this sung repeatedly by now: “Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep Continue Reading

Restful Truth

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Every Monday we’ll post something about maintaining your sexual integrity. Hope it helps. — Restful Truth Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts. - Psalm 51:6 It all began with a lie. The Serpent assured her that when God said “You’ll die” He must have meant something else. And that He wanted to deny her something she should have, and that it would be life-giving. All lies; all accepted then acted on. Funny how the lies we believe influence the decisions we make, decisions we then lie about as we try to cover them up, Continue Reading

The Gay Marriage Debate: Winning, Losing or Dropping Out? (Part 1)

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Every Friday we’ll take a break from topical posts and will post some random personal thoughts.  — The Gay Marriage Debate: Winning, Losing or Dropping Out? (Links to all four parts at the end of the article) If conservative believers have been trying to convince the public that same-sex marriage is wrong, then we’re not only failing; we’ve failed. Look at virtually any poll on the subject and you’ll see growing support for Adam and Steve, whether in statistics from CNN, The Washington Post or Gallup. In fact, according Continue Reading

After The Fall

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Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. Hope it helps. --- After the Fall “Man is a stately castle, intricately and masterfully constructed. The castle, however, was given a life of its own. When man took it on himself to be God, he ruined everything – the decay became so extensive that only one with the eyes of a craftsman could see the structural beauty that remained underneath. Man is an amalgamation of dignity and depravity, a glorious ruin.” -from The Wounded Heart by Dan Allendar Years Continue Reading

Who Really Stays Pure?

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Every Monday I’ll be posting something to do with maintaining sexual integrity under the category “Keeping it Clean” Hope it you find it helpful. --- Who Really Stays Pure? Let’s face it, sexual purity is both a goal and, these days especially, an achievement. It’s a way of being and living that runs contrary to so much of what we’re exposed to daily. The fact that we’re sexual creatures with natural responses can be enough of a struggle, but add to that the ongoing stimulation of billboards, immodestly dressed women and Continue Reading

Home Sweet Battlefield

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Every Wednesday we’ll post a message having to do with doctrine and purity. Hope it helps. — Home Sweet Battlefield I’m reminded daily that although God created the World, this World is not the way He created it. It became something else. When Adam sinned, everything in the environment – man, woman, the earth itself and the spiritual realm – changed. Read Genesis 3 in its entirety and you see the devastation of Paradise Lost, and the new form the world would take. An ongoing battle would ensue between Satan and Eve’s Seed, Continue Reading

Honey, I Shrunk the Id

Photo Credit: Daniel*1977 on Flickr

Every Tuesday we’ll post something to do with strengthening marriages. Hope it helps. --- Honey, I Shrunk the Id They drummed it into us from Psych 101 right through the end of a master’s program – Freud’s Structural Hypothesis, the theory that our minds are composed of a triune entity called the Id, Ego and Super-Ego. The Id represents a cesspool of aggressions and desires lurking just beneath our consciousness; a swamp creature that, left unrestrained, would morph us into pure animalism. The Ego is quite pragmatic, moderating Continue Reading