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Viktor Frankl

Originally posted at: http://www.theresstillhope.org

Viktor Frankl was a Jewish psychiatrist who was taken to one of the death camps in Nazi Germany. All of his family and friends were gassed and murdered. He writes in his book, Man’s Search for Meaning, about one day when he stood in front of the Gestapo, stark naked. They had taken away the prisoners’ clothes and even Frankl’s wedding ring. As he stood there with nothing at all, he suddenly realized there was one thing the Nazis could not take away from him: his choice in how he would respond. 

Life is ten percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond. Jesus offers this memorable promise to those who have been beaten, battered, and belittled: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10).

Recovery Step: If you are an addict, you are likely a survivor of abuse, trauma, and isolation. But you are a survivor. That means God will actually use your past if you let him.

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The Full Armor of God

Originally posted at: https://zachuramblog.com/2022/07/19/the-full-armor-of-god/

This poem is about putting on the full armor of God, as delineated in Ephesians 6:10-18.

Tis the Devil I fight today
I will battle him without delay

Not by my own might
By God’s power that serpent will seek flight

I can do nothing by my power
But all can be done as Christ’s soldier

Don the helmet of salvation to discern spiritual manipulation
You won’t be in a spiritual depression

We put on the full armor of the Lord
And wield the Word of God, the Spirit’s Sword

The breastplate of Christ’s righteousness
Preserves us from Satan’s deadliness

With the belt of truth
We resist Satanic deception forsooth

The shield of faith protects us from doubt
With it, unbelief we shall rout

Our feet will be covered by the Gospel of peace
Even in troubled times we can find solace

And so we have on the full armor of God
Our victory is assured

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Castimonia Christmas Calendar

Christmas and News Years may create changes in schedules. Use this calendar to know what meetings are meeting and to connect with meetings throughout the holidays.

Our zoom meetings will continue as scheduled, except for Thursday, Dec . 27 which is canceled. For connection information email info@castimonia.org

Our Tuesday 7am and Friday noon tele-meetings will continue as scheduled. Call In Phone Number: (346) 248-7799
Access code: 7134223411

The following meetings have schedule changes. All other meetings will meet as regularly scheduled.

Monday Oxford, Mississippi meeting are canceled to the end of the year

Tuesday Sugar Land Meeting on Dec. 27 is cancelled. January 1/3 and 1/10 meetings will be at the Houston Center for Christian Counseling

Thursday New York Meeting will be virtual. All other meetings follow the regular schedule.

Saturday Searcy Arkansas Meetings are cancelled December 24 and 31

Keep up the good work in recovery and join a meeting in-person, online or on the phone during the holidays.

A Merry Castimonia Christmas to all!

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Terry Crews Went on 90-day Sex Fast to Battle Porn Addiction

Terry Crews and his wife had a “90-day sex fast” to battle his pornography addiction. The 53-year-old actor – who has been open about his struggles in the past – revealed he and his wife Rebecca tackled the issues together and it made him feel like he was “12 years old again”.

He told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “We did it together. Rebecca was right there and she actually regrouped with me.

“I went on a 90-day sex fast [with] her. And people were like, ‘Whoa, that’s crazy!’ But let me tell you something – what was so beautiful about that, was it took me to a time when I was 12 years old and I liked a girl and I didn’t know anything about sex.

The ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ actor explained how he was nine years old when he was first “exposed to pornography”, and he kept his addiction a secret for two decades of marriage, admitting it “actually led to some infidelity”.

Although he resigned himself to never tell Rebecca whom he married in 1989 – he added: “But my wife knew something was wrong because we kept getting farther and farther apart. And when she addressed me and finally put the question to me, ‘What is it that I don’t know about you, Terry Crews?