Articles for tag: Eating Disorders

December 14, 2016

Christian Standard

God Understands

By Jim Tune A friend of mine has a daughter who struggles with an eating disorder. His friends are sympathetic, but found it hard to understand. One day he attended a support group for fathers of children with eating disorders. I”m not alone anymore, he thought. These people know what I”m going through. They didn”t have to say a word. He felt understood and validated. If you”ve ever gone through a hard time””and I know you have””then you know how helpful it is to find others who have been through the same thing. God, of course, is not like us.

September 7, 2011

Christian Standard

A Future Filled with Joy?

By Mark A. Taylor Not everything on Facebook is true, but I want to believe the picture posted there several weeks ago is real. It depicts an announcement board in a church hallway, with white plastic letters pushed into a black background. At the top we read: Evenings at 7 in the Parish Hall. Then this menu follows: Monday: Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday: Abused Spouses Wednesday: Eating Disorders Thursday: Say No to Drugs Friday: Teen Suicide Watch Saturday: Soup Kitchen And then, below all this: Sunday Sermon 9 a.m. “America”s Joyous Future.” The irony made me laugh out loud, but lately

November 12, 2006

Christian Standard

CONFESSION CONSIDERED: Coming Clean

By Jan Johnson I ignored Helen as she lingered by the door waiting to talk to me. I kept talking to my friend. Helen is a whiner, and I wasn”t in the mood. But as my husband Greg and I drove home, I felt convicted about cold-shouldering Helen. Why had I ignored her? “I need to be accountable for how I treat Helen. I promise to pay attention to her next time.” Greg”s smile showed his confidence in me and propelled me to the telephone book when I got home. I called her and we talked. A few years ago,

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