Walking the Walk by Dr. Brian Campbell, Jim Angelakos

Walking the Walk

Authored by Dr. Brian Campbell, Assisted by Rev. Jim Angelakos, Forward by Rev. Dwight Bain

What does a mentally healthy Christian look like? How does s/he think, react emotionally, and behave? Christian psychologist, Dr. Brian Campbell, delves deeply into the scriptures to give you a unique insight into the mind of a mentally healthy Christian, while at the same time showing you how the truths contained in God's word can help set you free from the tyrrany of false beliefs and lies prevalent in our culture.

Jehovah-Shalom -- (yeh-ho-vaw' shaw-lome') The Lord Is Peace

Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament Jehovah-Shalom occurs only once in Jdg 6:24.

Variant spellings: None

TWOT Reference: None

Strong's Reference: 3073

Jehovah-Shalom in the Septuagint: eirênê kuriou — peace of the Lord

Meaning and Derivation: Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist." It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become known" — this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. Shalom is a derivative of shâlêm (which means "be complete" or "sound") Shalom is translated as "peace" or "absence from strife." Jehovah-Shalom is the name of an altar built by Gideon in Ophrah.

Further references of the name Jehovah-Shalom in the Old Testament: Jdg 6:24

Being Her Mom Instead of Her Friend by Elisabeth K. Corcoran

My daughter is fourteen.  Fourteen is a tough year, if you recall.  She and I joke that fourteen and forty are difficult emotional ages, so we're riding the feelings roller coaster together.  

She's a bright, beautiful, creative, hilarious girl, and she drives me crazy and I love her to death all at the same time.  But right now, she's struggling a bit.  I can tell that she can tell something's off but she can't put her finger on it, so I stepped in on her behalf.  I had this picture in my mind of her sort of free falling, arms flailing.  And I felt as if God were telling me to be the one to hold her tight, to give her security and a safe place to land.

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Adonai - (ad-o-noy') Lord, Master

Use in the Bible: In the Old Testament Adonai occurs 434 times. There are heavy uses of Adonai in Isaiah (e.g., Adonai Jehovah). It occurs 200 times in Ezekiel alone and appears 11 times in Daniel Chapter 9. Adonai is first used in Gen 15:2.

Variant spellings: None

TWOT Reference: 27b

Strong's Reference: 0136

Adonai in the Septuagint: kurios — Lord, Master

Meaning and Derivation: Adonai is the verbal parallel to Yahweh and Jehovah. Adonai is plural; the singular is adon. In reference to God the plural Adonai is used. When the singular adon is used, it usually refers to a human lord. Adon is used 215 times to refer to men. Occasionally in Scripture and predominantly in the Psalms, the singular adon is used to refer to God as well (cf. Exd 34:23). To avoid contravening the commandment "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain" (Exd 20:7), sometimes Adonai was used as a substitute for Yahweh (YHWH). Adonai can be translated literally as, "my lords' " (both plural and possessive).

Further references of the name Adonai in the Old Testament: Complete list available here.

Happiness Is the Residue of a Holy Life by Patrick Morley

Not long ago I heard a speaker give an impressive message in which he attributed our moral free fall to the pursuit of happiness instead of holiness. It was a great message.

You have no doubt heard someone say, “God doesn’t want us to be happy;  He wants us to be holy.” I understand the point.  More...

Education and Relation: Truth and Love by John Piper

Think with me for a moment about education and relationships. Some of you care deeply that education not ignore or marginalize relationships of love. They are essential in real, lasting, life-changing education. Amen.  More...

Walking the Walk by Dr. Brian Campbell, Jim Angelakos

Walking the Walk

Authored by Dr. Brian Campbell, Assisted by Rev. James Angelakos, Forward by Rev. Dwight Bain

What does a mentally healthy Christian look like? How does s/he think, react emotionally, and behave? Christian psychologist, Dr. Brian Campbell, delves deeply into the scriptures to give you a unique insight into the mind of a mentally healthy Christian, while at the same time showing you how the truths contained in God's word can help set you free from the tyrrany of false beliefs and lies prevalent in our culture.

How to Embrace God’s Forgiveness by Joyce Meyer

Do you serve God or your feelings?

Now, that may sound like an odd question for a believer, but really, it isn’t. Let me put it this way... When you ask God to forgive you, do you accept His forgiveness right away or do you waste time feeling guilty?  More...

Life Truths: Ancient Wisdom for Today

Life Truths: Ancient Wisdom for Today - Practical Truths To Help You Succeed in Life

Life Truths

Life Truths: Ancient Wisdom for Today presents 'nuggets' of wisdom that are proven to help you successfully live your journey. These truths will help you filter, understand and correctly analyze daily input. Make the right choices and decisions. Encourage and direct you. Give you clarity and purpose. Help you overcome obstacles, avoid dangers and most importantly, succeed in life.

Total Surrender by Oswald Chambers

Peter began to say to Him, ’See, we have left all and followed You’ —Mark 10:28

Our Lord replies to this statement of Peter by saying that this surrender is “for My sake and the gospel’s” (10:29). It was not for the purpose of what the disciples themselves would get out of it. Beware of surrender that is motivated by personal benefits that may result. For example, “I’m going to give myself to God because I want to be delivered from sin, because I want to be made holy.” Being delivered from sin and being made holy are the result of being right with God, but surrender resulting from this kind of thinking is certainly not the true nature of Christianity.  More...

Keeping the Vision - Smith Wigglesworth

Read the 20th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, beginning at verse 7. Humanity is a failure everywhere. But when humanity is filled with divine power, there is no such thing as failure; and we know that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not a failure.  More...

have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately? by David Wilkerson

A number of ministers have written to me expressing their concern for parishioners who are simply giving up. “Good honest Christians are so overwhelmed by guilt and condemnation that it causes despair. When they can’t live up to their own expectations, when they fall back into sin, they decide to give up….”  More...

Three ways TV changed everything (and what's next) by Seth Godin

TV changes everyone it touches.

TV brings mass. For fifty years, TV meant that programmers and advertisers had a very good chance to reach everyone, or almost everyone, at the same time. TV integrates a culture, because there's instant common touchstones being generated daily. (When I say, "yadda yadda yadda" or "where's the beef," you know what I mean, right?)  More...

Godly Counsel: Scriptures For Today's World

Godly Counsel: Scriptures For Today's World 

By Dr. Brian Campbell - Rev. Jim Angelakos

The Bible is best mental health text book ever written! And God's Word is the best counselor. "Godly Counsel: Scriptures For Today's World" focuses on 33 topics relevant to psychological problems encountered by Christians. It is designed for people who are hurting and the counselors who help them.

Choosing Between Two Different Worlds by Jack Hayford

Every day you and I, as believers in Jesus Christ, are confronted by things that require us to choose between two different worlds--that of the eternal Kingdom of God, and that of the world-environment in which we presently live. Those choices always revolve around one question: Is my character commanded by my Master, or by the mastery of the world whose games I can, with such ease, choose to play shrewdly?
 
In Luke 16, Jesus tells His disciples a story about an unjust steward whose master commends his crooked dealings by saying, "The sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light" (v. 8).

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