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December 18, 2018 David Murray

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Suicides have spiked so much that Ron Wyden wants a 3-digit hotline
“In 2016, almost 45,000 suicides took place in the United States, up from about 30,000 in 1999, according to CDC data. Rates rose by more than 30% in half of all U.S. states since then, according to the CDC. Having a single, easy-to-remember phone number for mental health issues could make it easier to remember in a crisis, similar to how people know to call 911 in an emergency”

Christian, you are not the center of the universe
“Next time you feel anxious after watching a cable news broadcast or reading a tweet, remember we worship the same God Daniel did.”

SELF-Control as a Fruit of the SPIRIT and Implications
“I was recently struck by the tension represented in the reality that self-control was a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23). Something we can only do by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit is attributed to the self as its means of expression. The Bible gives us a positively-connoted, Spirit-empowered, self-hyphenated word. How does this work? ”

The Number 1 Reason for the Decline in Church Attendance
“The number one reason for the decline in church attendance is that members attend with less frequency than they did just a few years ago.”

Why Your Online “Church” Isn’t Enough
“We don’t see things correctly. The idle often think their weak. The faint-hearted rebuke themselves for idleness. We need another set of loving eyes to come alongside us and properly apply the gospel. And for that you need a local church. And for that to actually “work” and matter and do what it’s supposed to do—you need to pursue being known and to know others.”

The Mentally Afflicted Christian
“If as Christians we are primarily concerned with correcting the woes of others, while conveniently avoiding helping the suffering sinner or giving a reason for hope, who will show this person the love of Christ, if not the Christian?”