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Dad To The Dadless

Dad To Those Who Have No Dad "… Father to the fatherless…"      One of the most difficult things to observe over the years has been to observe the impact of someone who -- for all intents and purposes--is fatherless: Some are fatherless because their Daddy simply died.   Some are fatherless, while dad is living, because he simply is not available. It maybe   because he has too much pain of his own to have time to help this child live a full life. It may be that he is addicted to drugs or alcohol, and these chemicals have become his closest friends. It may be that he's geographically separated from her children, and he simply did not take the time to parent them. It could be that he had an affair or he simply was a victim of his own upbringing, and so he abandoned his children.      Whatever the case may be, it is clear that huge numbers of children, in the last generation grew up, without their biological Dad in the hom...

The Power Of Jesus And His Teaching

Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash!   Jesus         Over the decades, I have had the privilege of providing Pastoral Care and Counseling to people whose lives seemed to be out of control.  I used the best of Psychology, and I used the best of Sociology as tools in my ministerial tool chest. I did so  to help folks find the freedom, hope and life they so earnestly sought; however, the very underpinning of it all, which guided my everyday love f...

Things That Bless Your Life

Things Bless Your Life Matthew 5:3-12 When God Is Blessed Your Stress Is Blessed.   1.      Blessed Spiritual Bankruptcy. Mt. 5: 3 2.       Blessed Grief   Brings Comfort/Relief Mt.   5:4 3.      Blessed Surrender Joy Never Ender. Mt.5:5 4.      Blessed Hunger. Mt.5:6 5.       Blessed Mercy Means Mercy For Me.   Mt. 5:7 6.      Blessed Purity = A Visionary.   Mt.5:8 7.      Blessed Peace Maker Calling Maker Mt. 5:9 8.      Blessed Pain A Reward Gained. Mt. 5:10-12   Now Reflect On These And See How Blessed You Are To Be Today. SoJourner