Posts Tagged ‘Freedom’
Body Image And The Media
A Christian Perspective On Body Image, by Jennifer Smith Lane More than 30 million Americans will struggle with a clinically diagnosed eating disorder in their lifetime while millions more will battle food and body image issues that have untold negative impacts on their lives. This is not simply a teenage issue. Onset can occur at…
Read MoreRoot Causes of Disordered Eating: Understanding Lies, Brokenness, and Vulnerability
In this episode: In this episode of Life Repurposed, Michelle Rayburn and Jennifer delve into the root causes of disordered eating habits and body dissatisfaction, discussing the emotional and mental health problems that often give rise to eating disorders. Jennifer’s ministry work and use of biblical teachings as a source of emotional and spiritual healing provide…
Read MoreTestimonies Transform
“Leaving her water jar, the [Samaritan] woman went back to town and said to the people, ‘Come see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?’” John 4:28 NIV Like the Samaritan woman who sought love and rescue from life’s problems in the arms of men, a dark season…
Read MoreConfident Dependence in the Face of Fear
Last year my husband, an otherwise healthy man in his mid-forties, was diagnosed with cancer. The news blindsided us. Further testing led to the discovery of a second, unrelated cancer in his kidney. Another blow. This was particularly surprising because my husband is a urologist. Not only is kidney cancer his surgical specialty, it has…
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