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We are an interdependent people, and part of human flourishing is learning to make decisions for ourselves. But unfortunately some of us have grown to adulthood, and because of difficult life situations have developed an unhealthy dependence on others. I have been teaching myself through Christian material, just what codependency is. I have learned that the term came from the 70's and referred to someone living with someone else who had an alcohol addiction. I am not sure when this term came to be used with relationships, but this is the codependency that I want to talk about in this blog entry. Relationships can be thrilling for those of us in life who are desperately trying to meet new people. The saying that old friends are the best friends, still holds true, because when we meet someone new we really don't know anything about their past. There are a lot of unanswered questions that we dwell upon and even stress out over, when we meet someone new. This is part of the thril...

Pride is considered in the bible as the sin that caused a third of the angels to fall along with their defector Lucifer, or the devil himself. Isaiah 14:12-17 NKJV How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, [ a ] son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! 13  For you have said in your heart: ‘I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; 14  I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.’ 15  Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit. 16  “Those who see you will gaze at you, And consider you, saying: ‘ Is this the man who made the earth tremble, Who shook kingdoms, 17  Who made the world as a wilderness And destroyed its cities, Who did not open the house of his prisoners? The bible teaches that there is no redemption f...

As human beings we face many things every day in our lives. Many choices that will either turn out to be good choices, and then there are those choices we face that seem confusing and need some kind of direction. The question to ask when facing difficult choices in our lives can be different for most of us so it is during these times we need to really know what we believe. As a Christian I have drawn strength in the past from the wisdom of the elders, and bible teachers and my own study of the word of God and the work of Jesus. Despite my limited knowledge of the bible, I have always rested in a friend or some outside help to bring me back to a point of stability in my personal walk with God. There have been secular issues or problems that needed to be addressed by professionals who knew where to lead me to find my mental health, but when it came to religious issues I had a group of Christians who would pray and support me in a trying situation. I know that my involvement with...

Holy week is this week coming up ending with the culmination of Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The reason why this holiday is so important to Christians is because the Christian doctrine of the resurrection of their Saviour is the hinge point of the Christian faith. Christians believe that if Jesus Christ was not raised from the dead, then Christianity could not exist. 1 Corinthians 15:17 KJV And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. The Christian doctrine of forgiveness of sins is what makes it possible for anyone to go to Heaven when they die, and Christians believe that if Christ was not raised from the dead they are still in their sins, or in other words they will perish after death. Jesus' resurrection guarantees the Christians resurrection at the end of time when we believe that Jesus will return to this earth to bring final salvation for those that await him here. We also believe, that our Christian dead will ri...

With some tragic events happening in the lives of people I love and know, I feel it is time to talk about community care and what that looks like in my life right now. I have promised myself to keep as little personal information out of this blog, but at the same time bringing awareness to the many who are suffering in our society, literally with little help from friends or family. In the 21st Century the family has been looked at with heightened interest, because there are a lot of conservative people and liberals as well who feel that the family is under attack and has been for quite some time. Now, we have the amalgamation of all sorts of families, as our society and our communities have to draw specific lines and boundaries, that none of us are to cross. Freedom of expression still plays a very important role in our culture, because without it everything falls apart. We are emotional beings, and we need to express and connect with other emotional beings every day just to process th...

We have all heard the story of Job in the Bible, where Satan asks God if he can test Job and God's answer was "Do your worst, but don't take his life" because Job's life belonged to God. There will be times in our lives where we literally feel that everything is crumbling around us. We will feel if it weren't for this crazy world we live in, we would be doing just fine. We all have had times in our lives where we have felt lost, like we needed direction. For me it happened in my 20's, I was heading in the wrong direction and reformed my way of living through a mixture of eastern religion and Christianity. But I was yet to have my Job moment in 1999 when I ended up hospitalized, with a lived experience. Yet despite almost dying, I reformed yet again and dropped the eastern religion and returned fully to Christianity. Even though remnants still remain. Something that transformed my life, was having my story told in a book that is out now through IC Publish...

Tragedy comes in unexpected to us, leaving us feeling helpless and hopeless which can lead to despair. The trick is not to get to the point where you start to despair, it is not really a trick but a very serious coping mechanism that our minds and souls tap into, because despair is really hard to get out from. What I want to do is quote the bible, I am a Christian and I feel the bible helps me get out from under that rock of hopelessness. Psalm 43:5 WEB  "Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God."  There are many verses in the bible about being in despair. I'll list a few below for future reference: 1. Psalm 34:17-20 ESV When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delive...