Health & Healing
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Beat These 3 Depression Traps Before They Spread
Depression is the second-most-prevalent mental health diagnosis in the United States, affecting an estimated 21.0 million adults. Among those affected are born-again believers, who profess Jesus as their Lord and Savior, who at times struggle to experience the joy mentioned in Romans 15:13. As a clinical and a pastoral counselor, through the years I’ve had
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Toast to Time Lost: Study Links Daily Beer to Lower Life Expectancy
Drinking one alcoholic beverage a day can reduce the consumer’s life expectancy by two-and-a-half months, according to new research by an expert on substance use. Tim Stockwell, a scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, explained to the Daily Mail how alcohol consumption can reduce drinkers’ life expectancies. While one drink can lower
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God Heals Man’s Inoperable Cancer When Chemo Wasn’t Possible
David Baker had stage four melanoma. A tumor on the side of his face had grown so huge he couldn’t see out of his right eye, and he could barely eat. Doctors said there was nothing they could do for him. David was suffering more and more, day by day. Still, he managed to get
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The Spiritual Secret to Clear Mental Health
During Mental Health Awareness month, many people may be wondering what more they can possibly do to experience peace of mind. All of us struggle with stress, anxiety and worries. However, there’s a spiritual secret that has been proven to help carry the weight of the world. Get your FREE CHARISMA NEWSLETTERS today! Stay up
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Jenny Weaver Prophesies Against ‘Bad Mom’ Curse
As a mother herself, revivalist, worship leader and author Jenny Weaver wants every mother to know she is not a “bad mom.” She is not a failure as a parent in the eyes of Jesus. In this interview with John Matarazzo of Charisma News, Weaver prophesies to women in the body of Christ that they are “soaring”
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Vladimir Savchuk: The Battle for Deliverance
God is building up an army of soldiers who are engaging in spiritual warfare and setting the captives free. We are in a cosmic spiritual war between evil and good. I have learned the importance of the hard-fought freedom that comes with true deliverance, and I hope to share my experience and passion as I
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Country Star Colt Ford Cheats Death Twice: ‘The Lord Had More for Me’
Life is a fragile thing, something we often take for granted. While we are just pilgrims passing through this temporary world, awaiting our true home in heaven, God has a plan in store for each one of us to accomplish, if we are willing to travel down that path. Country megastar Colt Ford recently had
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Mike Signorelli: The Deliverance Revolution
I grew up in a rough trailer park in Northwest Indiana, the eldest of a single mother’s five kids. Life was hard, but my mom was a spiritual powerhouse and made sure we were in church. We attended a small Spanish Pentecostal church in our community, and even though we weren’t Hispanic and didn’t understand
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Rare Disorder Causing Man to See ‘Demonic’ Faces
A man from Clarksville, Tennessee, is suffering from a profoundly rare neurological disorder that causes him to see people’s faces as “demonic.” Victor Sharrah, 59, woke up one day in November 2020—in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic—thinking he had crossed over into some sort of demonic realm. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled Stories. Subscribe to Charisma
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Bipolar Disorder Unmasked: Clearing the Air on What It Truly Means
Historically, diagnoses of bipolar disorder have been handed out like candy by inpatient providers, making a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder one of the main complaints among private practice mental health providers. If you or a loved one have ever been admitted to an inpatient facility, chances are you’ve received the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. In
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Are These Key Mental Health Factors Keeping You Awake?
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of this series (find it here) covered the fourth and third most common mental-health causes for insomnia. In today’s article, you will learn about the second and first most common mental health reasons you experience insomnia. When it comes to the top factors causing insomnia, mental health has taken the lead
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Top Mental Health Factors Behind Your Insomnia
Read Part 2 of this article at this link. Do you ever find yourself staring at the ceiling fan, trying to fall asleep? Or perhaps spend the first hour or so of the night tossing and turning, hoping to catch some shuteye? Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night and find
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When Fasting is Seen, but Not Heard
Is it possible to fast and the Lord not hear your plea? God said of Israel, “You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high,” (Isa. 58:4, NIV). What were they doing wrong? Israel was unrepentant and had forsaken the ordinances of God. Though they appeared to be
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Jentezen Franklin: Please God With Your Fast
I am more excited about fasting than I have ever been. Don’t get me wrong—I enjoy eating! Though I enjoy eating, I cannot say I enjoy watching people as they cut into a big, steaming, juicy steak while I’m crunching on steamed broccoli. I have found that hungering and thirsting for God brings with it
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Jentezen Franklin: Why Is Fasting So Hard?
It is still amazing to me that food was the enticement used to cause Adam and Eve to sin, resulting in the fall of mankind. I find it equally interesting that Jesus began His earthly ministry—to redeem us from sin—by abstaining from food. I imagine it was an extraordinary sight for John the Baptist to
