Abigail & Dysfunctional Families – 2
Our focus on dysfunction in families as exemplified in King David’s family has brought us to Abigail. In the last blog we started describing her life situation with Nabal when she discovered Nabal and...
View ArticleJoseph and Dysfunctional Families – 1
(Wednesday, Nov 30, 2011) AREN’T WE ALL DYSFUNCTIONAL? We live in a fallen world in which nothing is perfect. No one is perfect, no relationship is perfect, no family is perfect. We all are...
View ArticleJoseph and Dysfunctional Families – 2
(Friday, Dec. 2, 2011) In our last blog we started looking at Joseph as a good example of how to break dysfunction and codependency. We saw that the key element is being willing to face...
View ArticleDavid and Dysfunctional Families – 5
(Wednesday, Dec 7, 2011) There is an old Jewish proverb that says “Shame is an iron fence that guards us from sin.” That’s true. Feeling shameful (guilty) for sinful behavior acts as a...
View ArticleDavid and Dysfunctional Families – 6
(Friday, Dec. 9) We’ve been looking at the effects false guilt and shame can have on a family, using David’s family as an example. If you don’t understand what false guilt is and how damaging it can...
View ArticleJesus and Dysfunctional Families – 1
(Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011) As in all things, Jesus is our model of healthy Christian living. Often we think He wouldn’t care or understand, but that just isn’t so! He knows all we go...
View ArticleJesus and Dysfunctional Families – 2
(Friday, Dec 16, 2011) In this, our final blog in this series, we’ll finish talking about recovery from dysfunction. Jesus is our example in healthy living. He set boundaries, and we must do the...
View ArticleDavid & Solomon: Satan’s Subtle Ways
David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:13-14) who killed a bear and lion by God’s power. He defeated Goliath the same way (1 Samuel 17:45-47). His downfall was his sin with Bathsheba and...
View ArticleLook Inside (1 Samuel)
Poinsettias are beautiful, popular flowers at Christmas time. Their red and green colors add vitality to any location. From a distance they look wonderful, but look closely and you’ll see...
View ArticleDon’t Cover Up Sin (2 Samuel)
David is one of the best known and best loved people of the Bible. He hits the heights (Goliath) and depths (Bathsheba) of life. Yet often the “story behind the story’ isn’t clearly...
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