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Amazement- Emotion of a Laborer
One of the core emotions according to some emotion experts is amazement. Amazement is kind of like surprise on steroids. I have had a surprise party before but am still waiting for somebody to throw me an amazement party. I guess the closest thing I have heard about is one of those shindigs that the…
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When the Cradle Is Empty
Walking Through Grief After Miscarriage Man to Man By Tim Howington (research curated by AI) My wife was not very far along, but we had waited almost 10 years to have a child of our own. The pain of childlessness was bad, but we weren’t quite prepared for miscarriage. Just getting started. Nowhere near the…
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Why do Many Aspire but Few Attain in the Christian Life?
This classic sermon by Walter Henrichsen that spawned a great little booklet called Many Aspire Few Attain has been a driving force for me all these years. Many start well in the Christian life but few finish strong. Click Here to hear it!
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Bart, What Do You Want for Me to Do for You?
What a moment! Blind Bartimaeus is face to face with Jesus. He can’t see Him, but he knows He is there. And then the question. The question of all questions, well at least the best question that a blind beggar can be asked. “What do you want for me to do for you?” The genie…
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Managing our Emotions in Tough Financial Times
My dad calls it a flesh break. I call it the tirades of a crazy man. The Lord calls it sin. I have to admit that I was a little surprised by the string of expletives coming out of my mouth. Even though I whispered my displeasure toward the Lord, I think my heart screamed…
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Fear (of God)- Emotion of a Laborer
I wrote an article a few years ago about teaching our children to fear the Lord. A reader commented that teaching that to our kids is what is wrong with Christianity. He said we should only teach our offspring to love God. Yet the Scripture is clear that the fear of God is the beginning…
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Depression- Emotion of a Laborer
One of the common emotions I have consistently experienced over the past 30 years of labor is depression. It is defined as severe despondency and dejection, accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. It comes upon me out of nowhere. A melancholy I cannot shake. A helplessness of spirit that threatens to undermine my will to…
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Grief- Emotion of a Laborer
Grief comes to all men through the hardships of life. Death of a loved one. Death of a dream. Loss of an opportunity. Grief is defined as keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret. But the grief unique to a laborer has more to do with disappointment. Jesus came to His own…
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Rejection- Emotion of a Laborer
My ministry philosophy has always been a pretty simple one. I view ministry kind of like a cup. Inside the cup are all the things that I know or have experienced. If there is anything in there that will be of help to someone they are welcome to them. I don’t know if that is…
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The Loneliness of Temptation- Emotion of a Laborer
For years I have thought of writing about the emotions of the laborer. I never started to chronicle this work fearing that my experience was too shallow and my wisdom unable to think coherently about the topic. Though I am still in that place I find it time to begin to muse on the topic.…
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