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Sin and the Stockholm Syndrome
Carol McClain carol_mcclain On Feb. 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst. Two months later, authorities caught her robbing the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco with her captors. How did a young woman with no history of protests or rebellion, one who came from an affluent, conservative family suddenly become a bank robber? A …[ read more ]
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How to Study the Bible
By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” Romans 10:17. In everything, the Bible supplies us direction. Hardly a post goes by on this blog where I don’t refer to Scripture. I know from experience, my hope and my peace come from the word of God. However, the question you …[ read more ]
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Biblical Divorce–Three Reasons: Adultery, Abandonment and Neglect
The Gutenberg Bible displayed by the United States Library of Congress, demonstrating printed pages as a storage medium. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Divorce is not the unpardonable sin. Despite the fact that divorce can be forgiven and remarriage can ensue, it is never to be taken lightly. If you love your spouse, but are not “in …[ read more ]