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COMFORT FOR A BROKEN FATHER
About six or seven of us were sitting at a round table enjoying one of those Sunday dinners that Southern Baptists are famous for. He was sharing a bit from his past history as we all were – a get … Continue reading
Posted in father, fathers' day, Uncategorized
Tagged comfort, drugs, fathers, fathers' day, medical drugs, suicide
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THE LEANING TREE
1952: With girlish glee I measured my adolescent growth by the Leaning Tree. 1955: Four inches taller but I still walked straight as I passed under the Leaning Tree. 1956: My sixteenth birthday pictures were taken under the branch … Continue reading
PEACE not PANIC
I posted this three years ago. I believe it bears repeating. The very fact that God revealed himself as Jehovah-shalom (the God of Peace) indicates that his plan is to be with one in trouble instead of insulating … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, worry
Tagged anxiety, blessed life, Christianity, comfort, faith, fear, God's love, insomnia, Jesus, panic attacks, peace, prayer, worry
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DEALING WITH “PANIC ATTACKS”
The very fact that God revealed himself as Jehovah-shalom indicates that his plan is to be with one in trouble instead of insulating one from trouble. The following actions based on scriptures will arm one for dealing with “panic attacks.” … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, blessed life, Christianity, comfort, faith, fear, God's love, insomnia, Jesus, panic attacks, peace, prayer
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JEHOVAH-SHALOM, MY COMFORT/PEACE
On this, the first day of Thanksgiving week, we live in a world of trouble and unrest: Our eyes crying over the sight of a world in turmoil; Our hearts grieving with compassion for the hurting; Our ears hearing the shattering … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah names
Tagged Bible, blessed, Christianity, comfort, faith, Gideon, hurting, Jehovah Shalom, Jesus, panic, peace, prayer, security, trouble, turmoil
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JEHOVAH-SHALOM, God of Comfort/Peace
God reveals himself as Jehovah-Shalom in the sixth chapter of Judges in a story relating to Gideon. The name is revealed in verses 23 and 24. The following is an excerpt from an article entitled Jehovah-Shalom, God of Comfort/Peace http://onetahayes.com/gods-provision/jehovah-shalom-my-comfortpeace/ … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, blessed life, Christianity, comfort, doctrine, fears, Gideon, panic attacks, peace, trials
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