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Some situations become hopeless. There comes a point when there is nothing more that can be done and all that was fought for lies shattered on the ground. This is the time “beyond hope”.
King David prayed desperately for his dying son. He pleaded for the child’s life with all he had. But God had decreed [...]

My first factory job had me chomping lengths of angle-iron in a metal fabrication shop. The boss would set the stopper on the old Italian cutting machine and I would either push the lengths toward the machine or pull the chomper handle once the length had been measured.
Wanting to make a good impression I worked [...]

Someone sent me an email with the following images and I thought it would be a blessing. So I am posting it here as a permanent place to find it.
Consider these “If”s in your life….
If you never felt pain, Then how would you know that I am a Healer?

If you never had to pray, [...]

I love it when I see something in a completely new light. Mostly we don’t need to see “new” things, but to see the old things the way they really are. When our brains are told to interpret things one way or another we can be effectively brain-washed by that instruction. Somehow we overlook the [...]

I realised something recently that sounds like a contradiction. Imagine “self-control” without any “self” involved! Is such a thing really possible?
Self-control is a major challenge for people. Many struggle for the whole life to rein in their words, addictions, urges, reactions and so on. Most resolutions that people make are probably focused on gaining some [...]

My wife, Susan, was praying with a mother recently about the raising of the woman’s children. Susan was prompted to enquire about a particular child. While praying for that child Susan’s mind was quickened to the word “indulgence”. Since this word seemed to be prompted to her, Susan mentioned it to the mum.
Susan asked the [...]

I have often seen people struggle to exercise appropriate authority in their leadership roles. Parents, foremen, teachers, kids club leaders, committee chairmen, pastors and the like can each struggle to establish their authority at times.
This lesson is designed to prompt you toward a correct understanding and application of your authority as leader. You might gain [...]

If you think you come from Mars or Venus, I’m sorry to have to tell you that you are as earth-bound as they come. You are as human as human can be. Youz aint been nowheres else and youz aint goin’ nowheres else.
Men are from “Earth”. And Women are from …. “Earth”. It’s as simple [...]

When home life becomes sour, husbands and wives tend to fall into predictable patterns. While these are not universal they do have historic and Biblical recognition. So, I want to point out the patterns which you are tempted to fall into and the Biblical solution to wrong responses.
Interpersonal relationship is made difficult by the fact [...]

This series is about wives and mums learning how to “share” life with their family, rather than contending with them. The concepts taught here apply to all people connecting with others, but they are crafted to address the challenge many women have, to avoid contending with their husband and family.
Sharing Instead of Contending
Contention comes from [...]