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Different Kinds of Strengths

Page 156-157 – The Bottle House “Strength comes in different forms, Stefan,” Chaplain Miller said gently. “As you know, there is physical strength. Having the power to put one foot in front of the other sometimes requires more strength than a football player needs on the field.” Chaplain Miller paused a moment to let his
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No Shadows

Page 155 – The Bottle House “It’s interesting you speak of a shadow following you. We know, of course, that shadows are made by light.” Chaplain Miller stood up and moved over to one of his desk lamps. He removed the shade, then picked up the lamp by its base and moved around his desk
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Honest Healing

Page 155 – The Bottle House Stefan drew his eyes away from the (sky-blue) bottle and focused on Chaplain Miller, opening his mouth to respond with a quick answer. No, better not say what first came to mind. “Go ahead, tell me what you think.” Chaplain Miller leaned forward across his desk and grinned. “Honesty
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Does God Care About Me?

Page 146 – The Bottle House Chaplain Miller closed his Bible. “God promises, ‘I will never leave you, nor forsake you. I will strengthen you and help you. I will take away every tear from your eyes.’ I could list the promises of God all afternoon. But I’ll just say this today … God loves
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God’s Timing is Sometimes Hard

Page 146 – The Bottle House “The Apostle Peter reminds us in his second book, chapter three, verse eight, that ‘with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.’ God is not time-bound. This is good news, whether we’re grieving the loss of a loved one
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Satan and His Gifts

Pages 126-127 – The Bottle House “Good insights, Debbie,” Chaplain Miller said. “I believe in the core of my being Satan loves to take the gifts and abilities God has given us and twist them. He must relish it when we get out of balance and act on the vulnerable side of them.”
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Gifts

Page 126 – The Bottle House Gifts Chaplain Miller nodded. “Each strength and gift we have on this earth is also an area of vulnerability. For me, I’m an organized person, and because of that, I find it very difficult to work in an atmosphere of chaos. I’m also a good listener, and perhaps I
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Compassion Brings Healing

Page 126 – The Bottle House “There is healing where compassion is present.”  Chaplain Miller
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Where I Sense God the Most

Page 128 – The Bottle House “I believe you asked me about my first day here at Bethany. I got settled, and this morning, I had my first session with Dr. Murphy. Afterward, I went down to the beach. It’s so beautiful there.” (Debbie remarked) Chaplain Miller smiled. “It’s one of my favorite places in
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Why Am I Suffering?

Page 115 – The Bottle House “There’s always plenty of suffering in the world.” Chaplain Miller nodded. “People need to find meaning in their suffering, and we can guide our charges to sort this out. This is a process, as you know, that works in different ways, depending on the person.      – Chaplain Joseph Miller
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