Although it is easy to focus on all the things that are going wrong in our lives, it is not good for us. We should make the effort to think of all the ways God has blessed us and be grateful.

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What are some ways we can cope with stress? What advantages does a Christian have?

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In this lesson, we look at some false ideas regarding suicide that we can tell ourselves and look at what the Bible actually tells us about them.

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Thoughts of suicide or wanting to die are very common in among people today and it is not new. What does the Bible tell us about desiring to die and how should we view the idea of killing ourselves?

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In this second half about dealing with negativity, we look at some ways to combat negative thinking in ourselves.

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In this class, we begin looking at what the Bible tells us about negativity and how we can deal with it.

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How should a Christian respond to criticism? Other words the Bible uses to talk about this idea are “correction”, “rebuke”, and “reproof.” We look at the wisdom behind a healthy response to criticism and the problems that commonly lead to an unhealthy response.

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What is self-esteem and it is something a Christian should have? What can give a Christian confidence? We take a look at the biblical concepts related to self-esteem.

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What are some ideas around the idea of self-care and what the does the Bible say about it? Is self-care a biblical concept? Let’s take a look.

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What is stress and how should we think about it? Is it always a negative thing? How can we use stress for good?

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What is narcissism and what does too much look like? How can we overcome this evil way of thinking in ourselves? Let’s look at this together.

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What types of anxiety does the Bible talk about? Is all anxiety bad? What can we do to help with feelings of anxiety and worry? Let’s take a look.

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What can we do to deal with depression? What about depression that has physical causes? What are some principles in Proverbs that help us think about what to do to get out of depression? Let’s take a look.

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What is mental health? What can we learn from the Bible about mental health? Is depression something that godly people deal with? What causes depression and how can we deal with it? We will take a first look at this subject in this lesson.

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How important is your body and what emphasis should you put on health and exercise? Those are some questions we deal with briefly in this final lessons of the “Thinking God’s Thoughts” series.

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What has God taught us about food? What is right to eat today? What considerations should we make? We will not cover everything we could think about but this may give you a start on thinking about food from God’s perspective.

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What is the purpose of entertainment? What are the dangers of entertainment? Can we have too much? We look at these questions and others in this lesson.

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When we think about education, we often have the idea that more education is always better. But what does God say about it? What kind of education is actually helpful?

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When God blesses us with money (or other material blessings) what is the purpose? Let us listen to God tell us how to use these things properly.

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When we think about work, as with all things in life, we need to let God teach us how to think about it. When we work at anything in life, we need to consider who we are working for and what the goal of our work is.

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While we do not always think about God teaching us how to view animals, He does have quite a bit to say about it. Let us learn from God about the value of animals and how we should treat them.

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Racism, sexism, and xenophobia are just some types of bigotry that are sinful. We examine what sinful bigotry is, what some causes are, and how to overcome it.

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Humility can be understood as simply thinking about ourselves realistically. We must not think of ourselves more highly than we should and if we have the view of reality that God gives us, there really is no room for pride.

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Is it possible to cause someone else to sin? What is a stumbling block and how serious is it?

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We revisit the idea of being made in the image of God and what that means for how we should think about ourselves and our relationship with others who are also made in His image.

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When we talk to God (or about Him) how should we do it? Do we speak to Him just like we are speaking to anyone we may know? And what about the saying, “Be careful what you pray for or you just might get it?” How does God teach us to think about that?

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In this lesson, we take a look at what the New Testament teaches about praying to the Father, or the Son, or the Holy Spirit. Whatever we may think about praying to them, we need to let them tell us.

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Who does God say that He is? In this short lesson, we want to look at some very basic things that He tells us about Himself.

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Sorry for the poor sound quality. I will try to do better with the next video. This is the first in a series about learning to think the way God teaches us to think. I hope it is helpful!

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This is the second video where I answer questions that came as a result of the modesty lesson. In this lesson, we look at the passages in 1 Timothy 2 and 1 Peter 3 about expensive clothes, jewelry, and braided hair. We also look at the question of whether women should wear pants to church.

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What is the biblical idea of modesty? Is there a true Biblical standard for how much of our body we should keep covered? Is it all cultural? How does love factor into our consideration?

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How does a proper understanding of shame and nakedness cause us to understand exceptions to when we can be naked in front of other people? Are swimming costumes (bathing suits) an exception where it is right for us to uncover parts of our body that normally should be covered?

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What are euphemisms and what is their connection to bad language? Is it wrong to use euphemisms? What should we consider?

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What does Paul mean that knowledge makes a person arrogant (1 Corinthians 8:1-3)? What is difference between how we act when we think we have knowledge to justify what we want to do, rather than when we have love for God and others?

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When Christians start talking about politics, especially through social media, we find ourselves falling into some traps that Satan uses to bring us down. In this class we look at some of these problems and what we need to watch for in what we say.

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In this class, we look at how to think about our traditions, whether cultural or religious (or both) and try to understand some basic principles in how to evaluate them.

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In this lesson, we look at some of the Wisdom Psalms and see what kind of wisdom they teach us. We also should see some more details about Hebrew poetry and how God uses that structure to teach us.

When Adam and Eve were first created, they were not expected to know the difference between good and evil. It was only after they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that they understood it. We are born into a world full of evil as well as good. We are not born with the understanding (Deuteronomy 1:39), but we all must learn to tell the difference between them.

Something we must do every day, no matter how old we are, what our social position is, or where we live is make decisions. Some of these decisions are more important than others. Deciding what to eat for supper is usually not as important as deciding what job to take. But no matter how important the decision or what the decision is about, we should make it in the same way - with the same goal in mind.

I want to look at three proverbs that deal with the issue of maturity. They do not deal with the subject directly, but certainly they are speaking about some things that really require maturity.

Much of the Old Testament was written as poetry. This includes pieces of the historical books (songs that were sung), many books of prophecy, and the books that are generally known as books of Poetry (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon). To understand what is being said, we must know something about poetry.

There are some things that God really wants us to remember. (See What to Remember for more on that.) God has also given us some examples of ways to remember what He wants us to remember. Let us look at some of these ways.