Archive for: Booklet #13
Man 33 Years Old (I was a Schizoid Disaster)
About five years ago I was diagnosed by a psychologist and a psychiatrist as a paranoid-schizophrenic and warned that the condition is completely incurable. The best I could expect would be powerful medication combined with continuous counseling for the rest of my life. One of my symptoms was a complete […]
Dealing with Bitterness
Bitterness is a hurt that will not heal, a wound in the spirit (Proverbs 18:14). It comes into a life because of a failure to appropriate God’s grace Hebrews 12:15); by refusing to forgive others (Matthew 6:14,15; 7:1,2; 18:21-35); or refusing to thank God for all things (Ephesians 5:20; Philippians […]
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is hard to give because it hurts to extend it to those who are undeserving and hard-hearted. It implies acceptance rather than legalistic demands of compensation for injury done. This makes for a costly operation. To release a wrong-doer instead of exacting a just penalty requires that we reach […]
The Roots of Rejection
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. (Isaiah 3;12) The curse of destruction of the family priesthood, centered in the father, usually results from inherited family […]