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Helping a Friend in Despair

despairWe all hit potholes in the road of life; those times when, in our exasperation, we cry out to God, "Why?" Why are you doing this to me? At its core lies a question of faith—is God for us or against us? Harboring hurt and disappointment lands one in the sinkhole of despair. It's a dark and lonely place. Those that find themselves there desperately need a friend. Or better—a brother or sister—to walk beside them. But how can we help a friend who's landed in the sinkhole of despair?

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Thought for the Day – Robert Orben on New Beginnings

Spring is God’s way of saying, ‘One more time!’”- Robert Orben

Living in Minnesota, spring is my favorite time of year. Usually it comes too late, after a long  […]

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Thought for the Day – 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 on Difficulties

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV)

When you  […]

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