Introducing a New Resource for Bible-Based Trauma Healing Groups
Helping others heal from trauma without hurting them takes skill and knowledge. American Bible Society’s Bible-based Trauma Healing Ministry trains people to facilitate Healing Groups. Healing Groups are safe spaces for hurting people to process their wounds, express their pain, and reconnect with God and others. Using the book Healing the Wounds of Trauma, facilitators who have been certified through…
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Washington News – IRS ‘Get Transcript’ Service Relaunched
Many taxpayers need a transcript of a prior tax return to qualify for a home loan or other business loan. The IRS “Get Transcript” online service exists to help taxpayers obtain their records. However, this service was disabled in 2015 after over one million unauthorized attempts to obtain tax returns.Following extensive efforts by the IRS and private digital security experts,…
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Bible Verses for Strength When You Feel Weak
As you saunter through your front door and drop your belongings onto a chair, tears begin to stream down your face. You try to wipe them away, but they just keep flowing. I don't get it, you think to yourself. How did I get to this point? For the third day in a row, you feel like a fraction of…
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What Last Days in the Desert Taught Me About Jesus’ Humanity
Last week I took the train from Philadelphia to New York to see Last Days in the Desert, a new film written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia about Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. Garcia focuses on Jesus' journey out of the desert toward Jerusalem, adding in an extrabiblical account of Jesus' encounter with a Bedouin family. This marks the final…
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Bible Verses for Overcoming Your Guilt
Guilt has a way of popping up at random times, in random places. Sometimes I'm minding my own business—walking down the street, sitting at my desk or preparing dinner—when a shameful thought comes charging into my head. No matter how hard I try to shake it, this guilt completely alters my frame of mind. And it leads me down a…
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Find Hope in the Bible When You Feel Hopeless
While strolling through the park, you pause to sit on a bench and watch the scene around you. A family playing with their dog, a couple sharing a romantic moment, a group of friends tossing a Frisbee—everyone seems so joyful and put together. But you don't feel this way. You're juggling a broken family relationship, a dead-end job and growing…
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Washington News – IRS Warns on ‘Student Tax Scam’
In IR-2016-81 the IRS warned students not to fall for a new scam. Phone scammers call a student and claim to be from the IRS. The scammer will notify the potential victim that he or she has not paid the “student tax.”Scammers often demand immediate payment of taxes. The scammer may threaten a student with arrest, deportation or revocation of…
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