To be damaged by someone in whom you put your trust is both the height of criminality and one of the most painful experiences of life. Homer, the Greek poet expressed it this way. “Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”…
“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (money)” When we choose money as a master we will fall into temptation and our desires will have harmful consequences.
Fear causes brain damage and interferes with our ability to make wise decisions. Peace, on the other hand, is the tranquility of mind and heart that enables us to consider the facts and adjudicate smart choices without the emotional interference of fear. In this teaching you will learn to identify the ten sources of fear…
From childhood, through adolescence to adulthood most of us have had to deal with depression. The chemical solution route has become the “only solution” for the majority of those who deal with depression. However, true freedom and healing is associated with something much more; it’s an “inside job”. In this teaching you will learn the…
Oh the pain, the pains of any addiction. Living with lust-controlled eyes, lust controlled thoughts is a life manipulating bondage. It’s a fire that never stops burning because it can never be satisfied but moves us relentlessly forward to alarming perversions of self abuse, the abuse of others and the disintegration of relationships. In this…
Connection with God is not only essential, but this maintained connection is magnificent, marvelous, and surpasses all other relationships. It’s not nice to be disconnected, separated and disassociated from someone who loves you… to feel alienated, aloof and neutralized from the genuine love and care of the person who should be your closest comrade and…
It’s not nice to be tricked, swindled, duped, fooled or hoodwinked. This is especially true when you are double crossed and deluded by someone you thought to be a friend, someone who should have always been on your side. It’s treason. False professors and fake ‘Christians’ seem to abound. And they come disguised! In this…
***Part 1 of a 36 part series recorded in 2007. This series is taught by David L. Johnston. Man not only has the ability to destroy the whole planet but we now have people willing to do so. We all must face tomorrow’s uncertainties. Or do we? What if you could know in advance what’s…
Curriculum For Healthy Thinking SERIES Very few people think about what they think about. Thus, this lack of mental control can make a person susceptible to varying degrees of mental illness. The question for each of then becomes, “What is a good standard by which we should control our thoughts?” That is what this teaching…
Will Power! We’ve all got it. It’s an integral part of personhood. However, we soon end up in contests of will, contests between our will and those of others. This teaching identifies twelve potential arenas of contest. The most singularly dramatic contest is between our will and God’s will. Who should win? And why? Ten…