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Page 1 of 3 1 2 3  July 2008 E-News: The Power of FriendshipBy Jonathan DaughertyI’ve been thinking lately about friendship and what makes it so powerful, so I thought I would share some thoughts rattling around in the tin cup of my mind. Friendship is a unique bond, somewhat hard to describe in academic terms or even to contain with words. To define friendship requires you to use words like “feel” and “kinda like” and “imagine.” But that is part of what makes friendship so powerful, it connects with a part of us that is unseen, a deep immaterial place where souls collide, yet in such a collision we find peace and rest and comfort.  June 2008 E-News: Why We Like SuperheroesBy Jonathan DaughertyMy son, Ethan, loves superheroes! His favorites include Superman, Spider-Man, and Aqua Man. Bending the laws of physics is a regular habit of these superheroes. They fly, shoot spider web silk out of their hands, and all other sorts of things “regular” human beings can’t do. For little boys (and even us “big” boys) there is an attraction and even envy of these larger than life superheroes. Why is that?
.jpg) May 2008 E-News: Why Are We Not Ashamed?By Jonathan DaughertyIs there such a thing as healthy shame? I spend a lot of time in our ministry helping people overcome the negative effects of shame, the kind of self-loathing thinking that causes a person to believe that he or she is worthless. This kind of shame eats away at the core of a person's identity, stealing away the truth that God made man in His own image. A person can thus begin to believe that God made a mistake when He made them, and they therefore live their lives in a state of depression and despair. This is obviously unhealthy shame. But is all shame the same? Is all shame wrong or negative or unhelpful?
 April 2008 E-News: Never Beyond the FundamentalsBy Jonathan DaughertyI was an all-star basketball player in high school. One of the highlights of my life was being selected to play in the Texas McDonald's All-Star Game my senior year. It marked the pinnacle of success in my sport, and it will be a memory I always cherish. But as I look back on that magical time in my sports career I learn a lesson about life that applies to my ongoing battle against lust and sexual addiction: I will never "graduate" from the fundamentals.
 March 2008 E-News: The Pain of SilenceBy Jonathan DaughertyWhy is God sometimes silent?
As life hurls its insults and barbs of pain, confusion, and unfairness, we turn to God, ready to hear the answers that will take it all away. We press our ear toward heaven, straining to hear the thunderous voice of God. We brace ourselves for the overpowering insight we expect to fall upon us. And then…
 February 2008 E-News: Sex Does NOT Equal HappinessBy Jonathan DaughertyLet me ask you a question that may appear to be setting up a zinger punch line for a joke, but I am actually being quite serious. Have you gone two consecutive days in the last week without hearing or seeing an advertisement for either a male performance enhancement drug or some other sexual performance aid? I wish there was a good joke here, but the truth is that our culture is saturated with a sexually addicted message: sex equals happiness.
 January 2008 E-News: Overcoming the Power of DistractionBy Jonathan DaughertyI think we can all agree that life is full of distractions. And even if we can't agree that it is "full" of them, we can certainly agree that they are present in everyone's lives (to varying degrees). For those brave few who have ventured into the wilderness of pursuing sexual purity, the term full more than accurately describes the degree to which distractions exist. There are countless "other things" that are grabbing for our attention as we take each step toward a life of greater purity.
 December 2007 E-News: The Miracle of MercyBy Jonathan DaughertyA little more than eight years ago my marriage turned upside down. My world had been tilting for quite some years prior to then, but it wasn't until the summer of 1999 that the lies and secrets that had been propping it up finally gave way. This was the moment my hidden sexual addiction was made known to my wife. The weight of that news was forceful and virtually unbearable for her. But my house of cards crumbling to the ground was the catastrophic event that would precipitate a whole new direction, a whole new life, both for me and my wife.
 November 2007 E-News: The Numbing Down of AmericaBy Jonathan DaughertyPornography is a conspiracy of the devil to destroy and divide Christians. And this conspiracy is reaching new generations with greater force and damage than has been seen throughout all of American history. Not surprisingly, Christians are the primary target of this not-so-underground movement.
 October 2007 E-News: Men Need MenBy Stephen CervantesI would like to share some observations about men. First, have you noticed how some men have a healthy variety of adult males in their life? That is to say, some men have good male buddies. They spend time together. They periodically eat meals together. They may enjoy a guys-night-out occasionally. Those men talk, play and work together. As Christians, they may study their Bibles together.
 September 2007 E-News: Contemplative PrayerBy Lee SherryIncreasing our conscious contact with God through contemplative prayer
Reproduced with permission of AffairRecovery.com
When I was invited to write this column, I was a little bit intimidated about where to begin. Saints have written volumes about contemplative prayer. My wife can certainly tell you that I am no saint. But St. Augustine’s words, “My soul is restless until it rests in You O God,” penetrate to the deep passion of my heart. Prayer is a movement of response to our Creator who loves us and pursues us...
 August 2007 E-News: Safeguarding Your HeartBy David MackeyIt was 1998. I had just begun a counseling practice with New Life Ministries. I had finally bought a new computer that worked, rather than a hand-me-down computer that really didn’t.
More good news, geographically, my New Life Clinic office was closer to one of my best college friends. I didn’t know what an “accountability partner” was then, but he was the guy I first confessed to regarding my struggle with pornographic magazines. Our regular talks and prayer times were a big tool toward my finding victory
 July 2007 E-News: You Were Made for PurityBy Jonathan DaughertyYou were made for purity.
Would your life change if you knew exactly what you were designed to do best? If you knew all the intricacies of how God made you (mind, body, spirit), and how they were to function in harmony, would that cause you to live your life any differently?
 June 2007 E-News: Pornography MythsBy Jonathan DaughertyMyth #1: Pornography is not a problem among Christians
Myth #2: Pornography is just a handful of dirty X-rated videos and naughty magazines
Myth #3: Using pornography is not really wrong
Myth #4: Only men battle the lure of pornography
Myth #5: The power of pornography can be overcome by sheer willpower
 May 2007 E-News: What If Grace Is True?By Jonathan DaughertyI was encouraged to read a book lately that has really solidified my faith. The book is Transforming Grace by Jerry Bridges ( click here for more info). It's not the first book I have ever read on the topic of grace. In fact, I have read many books on the subject. But this is the first that really makes no apologies for God's grace. Most books on grace, even from solid evangelical Christian authors, attempt to include "disclaimers" on grace, making the reader believe that it is grace that saves us but our own good works that keeps us in such a state.
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