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Are you looking for love in all the right places?

There's been an ongoing discussion started by a dear sister in Christ about how hung up the church is on rituals but (my words) how much it needs a love transfusion. Yes, there needs to be ceremony, structure and order, but this needs to be in place along with the real reason most seek a church home: to find a reason to stay because they feel valued, welcomed and loved.

Many, including George and me, were sent on a search for a new church home. There are many reasons why people do

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Added by Sharon Billington on December 8, 2007 at 1:46pm — No Comments

Holiday Emotional Survival Tips

Have you ever had a holiday season where things have been peaceful between friends and family? Have you been able to renew relationships with those you haven't seen in a while?

Well, you might be wondering what planet I'm from, but bear with me! It is possible to have a great time during the holidays and other times when family and friends you haven't seen for a while come to visit for longer than a few hours.

I know what you're tihnking, it's not always possible, and boy, do I

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Added by Sharon Billington on November 27, 2007 at 12:29pm — No Comments

Can you be miserable and happy at the same time?

Isn't that a great question? What if your health causes you tremendous pain and hardship? What if you lose all or some of your physical possessions as a result of economic downturn or other circumstances beyond your control? What if you've been abused or betrayed? You get the idea. Those are certainly miserable circumstances that are unfortunately common to us all.

At the end of each chapter in our emotional recovery workbook for Christians, we have a closing prayer that goes som

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Added by Sharon Billington on November 12, 2007 at 9:37am — No Comments

Encouraging Words for When Life Gets Hard: It Doesn't Always Have To Be This Way!

Those George and I counsel seek our help because their lives are hard and they are not working the way they would like. We offer comfort and support as well as encouragement that their lives don't always need to be hard: that they don't need to be victims of abuse, loss of health due accident or illness, loss of relationships due to death divorce or betrayal or loss of financial secur

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Added by Sharon Billington on November 3, 2007 at 11:47am — No Comments

An Exciting (for us! and we hope for you,too) Announcement

As many of you know, George and I are ordained and have a Great Commandment ministry that helps seekers and believers recover emotionally through developing balanced, healthy relationships with God, others and self.

We are now regular contributors to Divine Eloquence magazine. Our featured column is called "Caring Christian Counselors" and it's meant to be interactive, meaning we appreciate and welcome your feedback, comments

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Added by Sharon Billington on October 30, 2007 at 11:02am — No Comments

God, The Mayonnaise and the Toilet Tank

Well, you're probably wondering what these three have in common. This is the title of a talk we give to encourage groups of all sizes. When we share the details, we show that we are no stranger to hard times ourselves, so we really live what we counsel, write and speak about!

If you've ever had the misfortune of having the utilities turned off so you don't have heat, electricity or air conditioning,or if you've slept in your car in an isolated location in th

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Added by Sharon Billington on August 29, 2007 at 12:48pm — No Comments

How To Give Comfort and Support

Here's something helpful for when life gets hard for those you care about and want to help but don't know how.

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Added by Sharon Billington on August 22, 2007 at 2:03am — No Comments

Have you ever been spiritually, sexually, emotionally, verbally or physically abused?

If the answer to this question is "yes", we are sorry you have been violated in this way. It's amazed us that the majority of people seeking our Christian Counseling services have suffered some kind of abuse. That's so sad, yet it is so true!

We have encouraging words for you. Jesus understands what you are going through because He personally experienced verbal and physical abuse while He walked among us. His physical life was

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Added by Sharon Billington on August 16, 2007 at 12:27pm — No Comments

Serenity Prayer Living

Do you worry about things that are beyond your control? Do you stay awake nights wracking your brain how to solve seemingly impossible problems? Is someone else's stinky attitude wearing you down?

Believe it or not, Jesus has the answer to any problem that falls within these categories, and it's found in the Book of Matthew in chapter 6 with the ultimate answer to all His questions (and a promise you can claim for yourself as

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Added by Sharon Billington on August 14, 2007 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Today's Encouraging Words

God keeps growing our site, and we've added this wonderful page that's updated daily. We invite you to visit often and look forward to "meeting" those you send to the site to be comforted, informed, challenged and encouraged.

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Added by Sharon Billington on August 11, 2007 at 11:20am — No Comments

Are You Ready To Change Your Life?

Visit our site daily for your challenge, info on emotional recovery and today's encouraging words. It's a safe place that you can refer those whose lives are hard to encourage them that it doesn't have to stay that way, that there is help, support and encouragement for change and growth. See you there!

http://www.encouragingwordsministries.com

Warmly, Sharon Billigton

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Added by Sharon Billington on August 7, 2007 at 10:35am — No Comments

Sharon Billington's Blog (11)

Are you looking for love in all the right places?

Holiday Emotional Survival Tips

Can you be miserable and happy at the same time?

Encouraging Words for When Life Gets Hard: It Doesn't Always Have To Be This Way!

An Exciting (for us! and we hope for you,too) Announcement

God, The Mayonnaise and the Toilet Tank

How To Give Comfort and Support

Have you ever been spiritually, sexually, emotionally, verbally or physically abused?

Serenity Prayer Living

Today's Encouraging Words

Are You Ready To Change Your Life?

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