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.

Give Thanks by Lynne M. Thompson

Age-specific ways to help your kids experience the meaning behind the celebration on Thanksgiving Day.

Sometimes it's a challenge to convince children that Thanksgiving Day is really not all about the food. Sure there's turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberries, and pie. Oh yeah, don't forget the pie! But hidden inside this palate-driven holiday is an opportunity to teach the meaning behind the celebration. It is, after all, a day to remember God and give thanks.

The scriptures are filled with passages calling us to maintain a thankful heart. From Psalm 106:1, "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good," to Paul's letter to the Thessalonians urging them to "give thanks in all circumstances" (5:18). It was this latter verse that sustained the Pilgrims, venturing to the New World, who ushered in the Thanksgiving Day celebration.

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El Olam -- (el o-lawm') The Everlasting God, The God of Eternity, The God of the Universe, The God of Ancient Days

Use in the Bible: El Olam is first used in Gen 21:33.

Variant spellings: None

TWOT Reference: 1631a

Strong's Reference: 5769

El Olamin the Septuagint: [ho] theos [ho] aiônios — the everlasting God

Meaning and Derivation: El is another name that is translated as "God" and can be used in conjunction with other words to designate various aspects of God's character. Olam derives from the root word 'lm (which means "eternity"). Olam literally means "forever," "eternity," or "everlasting". When the two words are combined — El Olam — it can be translated as "The Eternal God."

Further references of the name El Olam in the Old Testament: Gen 21:33; Jer 10:10; Isa 26:4

Ten Practical Ideas to Build a Thriving Marriage by Patrick Morley

Can you remember how your heart pounded the first time you knew you loved your mate? Whatever happened to those feelings?

A good marriage should be like great music -- passionate, harmonious, colorful. But did you know that today nearly 40% of Christian marriages end in divorce? What can we do about that? 

We each marry for the same reasons. We dream of building a life together, meteoric career success, and doting children -- to spend the rest of our life with that person who knocked us off our feet! Yet, under the weight a thousand daily pressures those dreams often fade away. In this article I would like to share with you the ten most practical ideas I know of to help grow that loving feeling -- to make beautiful music with the mate you love. 

If you can, read this together with your mate out loud. By the way, if you are single, engaged, or divorced you can still read these ten ideas with great benefit. So, without further adieu. . .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.

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.

When Is it Dangerous to Look at Jesus? by John Piper

On vacation, I kept a copy of Jonathan Edwards' sermons on my bedside table as a way of going to sleep with a God-centered mind. One of those sermons was called, "Keeping the Presence of God." It was preached at a Colony-wide fast day in April, 1742.
 

The second wave of the First Great Awakening had crested in the vicinity, and Edwards was seeing both the good and bad fallout of revival. He saw spiritual dangers lurking everywhere. In the next year, as he preached his famous series on The Religious Affections, he would become the most careful analyst and student of human hearts that had been wakened in the revival. What he saw in those hearts was mixed.  More...

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.

God's Prescription for a Sound Mind by Joyce Meyer

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind! (2 Timothy 1:7)

Prepare for Battle
As you begin to reclaim your mind and thought life from the enemy, know that he won’t easily give up the place that he’s had. You will have to do battle against his lies and confusion. You must declare out loud that you will not allow any outside force to do your thinking—man or spirit. There are spiritual laws that demons must obey. They can’t stay when you’ve commanded them to leave. Your power and authority come from the name of Jesus, the blood of Jesus, and the Word of God. Ask God to give you discernment about the lies of the devil. 

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The Changed Life by Oswald Chambers

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new —2 Corinthians 5:17

What understanding do you have of the salvation of your soul? The work of salvation means that in your real life things are dramatically changed. You no longer look at things in the same way. Your desires are new and the old things have lost their power to attract you. One of the tests for determining if the work of salvation in your life is genuine is— has God changed the things that really matter to you? If you still yearn for the old things, it is absurd to talk about being born from above— you are deceiving yourself. If you are born again, the Spirit of God makes the change very evident in your real life and thought. And when a crisis comes, you are the most amazed person on earth at the wonderful difference there is in you. There is no possibility of imagining that you did it. It is this complete and amazing change that is the very evidence that you are saved.  More...

Concerning Spiritual Gifts - Smith Wigglesworth

In 1 Cor. 12:1 we read, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.” There is a great weakness in the church of Christ because of an awful ignorance concerning the Spirit of God and the gifts He has come to bring. God would have us powerful on all lines because of the revelation of the knowledge of His will concerning the power and manifestation of His Spirit. He would have us ever hungry to receive more and more of His Spirit. In times past I have arranged many conventions, and I have found that it is better to have a man on my platform who has not received the Baptism but who is hungry for all that God has for him, than a man who has received the Baptism and is satisfied and has settled down and become stationary and stagnant. But of course I would prefer a man that is baptized with the Holy Ghost and is still hungry for more of God. A man who is not hungry to receive more of God is out of order in any convention.  More...

When Sifting Comes by David Wilkerson

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon; behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat” (Luke 22:31).

You must understand that Satan seeks to sift only those who threaten his work. He goes after the tree with the most potential to bear fruit. But why did the devil desire to sift Peter? Why was he so anxious to test him? Well, for three years Peter had been casting out devils and healing the sick. Satan had heard Jesus promise the disciples another baptism, one of Holy Ghost power and fire—and he trembled! Now, the devil heard God’s ultimate plan for Peter. He realized that the past three years would be nothing compared to the greater works Peter and the other disciples would perform. Having already pulled down Judas, he would have to look for a measure of corruption in Peter to build on, to make Peter’s faith fail.  More...

"The answer is simple" by Seth Godin

...is always more effective a response than, "well, it's complicated."  More...

Godly Counsel: Scriptures For Today's World

Godly Counsel: Scriptures For Today's World 

By Dr. Brian Campbell - Assisted by 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.