Viewing pornography has been shown to harm relationships in a variety of ways. FightTheNewDrug.com talks about the following ways porn harms by a slogan they put on a tee shirt: "Porn: Ignores Consent, Promotes Violence, Encourages Coercion, Advertises Objectification, Sells Exploitation, Fuels Trafficking. Porn normalizes abuse." In relationships, love is of utmost importance! And the …
A sermon I recently heard at church was titled, "An Invitation To Christian Discipleship." It caught my attention and encouraged me to reflect on my own discipleship in Jesus Christ. Pastor asked these questions: Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? Are you willing to drop everything and follow Jesus? I reflected back on my …
As a young adult, I continued to lack confidence in myself and was shy. I would not speak up for myself or when there was opportunity to share about Jesus and His love for all. In my first job as a Medical Technologist, I began to gain confidence in myself at work, realizing as I …
Where does our power come from? What or who is the source of power? Step 1 of Celebrate Recovery states we are powerless over our addictions and compulsions and our lives are unmanageable. So if I do not have the power to manage my own life then who or what does? It's kind of like …
Carol's Thoughts 