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We all have a need to feel valued, but sometimes that drive for value and purpose can lead to an addiction to work. Join MercyTalk hosts, Jen and Melanie, along with special guest, Brooke, as they discuss workaholism and the need for value that it attempts to meet. An addiction to work can create many issues in someone’s life, relationships and relationship with God. We hope you will join us as we talk through:

• What workaholism is from a Christian perspective
• How addiction to work can impact the individual struggling as well as their relationships with God and with others
• Ways to rein in overwork in your own life and find time for rest
• How our value can be found in our relationship with the Lord and who He says we are in Christ

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Experiencing a sense of control over our lives is a normal and healthy need. When we do not have healthy control, we can attempt to gain control in unhealthy and destructive ways. This week on MercyTalk our hosts, Melanie and Jen, with special guest, Brooke, will discuss the need to have healthy control and how that can manifest through an addiction to self-harm and/or an eating disorder. We see these two areas in many of the young women that come into the Mercy residential program and have watched many of them overcome. Join us as we:

• Define what self-harm and eating disorders are and how they attempt to meet a need for control
• Share examples of how these two areas cause individuals who are struggling to feel in “control”
• Why a need for control is healthy and other ways to meet that need in a healthy way
• Practical steps to overcome self-harm and/or an eating disorder from a Christian perspective

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Join us on MercyTalk this week as we add another layer to our discussion on the roots of addiction. Addiction does not just manifest through substances – such as drugs and alcohol – but through other things – such as sex, social media, work, food, and even, approval. Join hosts, Jen and Melanie, and special guest, Brooke, as the discussion continues to unfold on addiction, how it works and how it can rob you of the freedom God intended you to have. They will also discuss:

• The similarities and difference between substance addiction and addiction to areas such as social media, food and work.
• Why many people think of substances when they hear the term “addiction.”
• Why it is a struggle in our culture to acknowledge these other outlying areas as addictions.
• The healthy needs that addiction tries to meet and the importance of getting to the root to experience freedom from addiction.

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Join us this week as we begin a new discussion on the topic of addiction…but not addiction as we would typically think. We will discuss other areas of addiction, such as food, social media, shopping, work, sex – areas that meet a “need” but can actually become an addiction in our lives, much like substances can. Today we will focus on setting a foundation for what addiction is and how it operates in individual’s lives. Join MercyTalk hosts, Melanie and Jen, with special guest, Brooke, as they unpack what addiction is and what it is not from a Christian perspective. We hope you will join us as we discuss:

• A good base-line definition of addiction.
• How addiction works and why it is such an issue in our culture.
• Myths and misconceptions about addiction.
• Practical steps in starting the process of overcoming addiction.

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Join us this week as we wrap up our ongoing discussion on the topic of spiritual gifts with MercyTalk hosts, Melanie and Jen. This week they discuss the link between spiritual gifts and the fruit of the spirit. How does the fruit of the spirit impact our ability to walk out our spiritual gifts from a solid and pure place? We hope you will join us as they discuss the very important role that the fruit of the spirit plays in our spiritual gifts being alive and active!

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piritual gifts are given for the common good, yet many times, individuals may not know how to fully connect and put their spiritual gifts to work. Join MercyTalk hosts, Jen and Melanie, as they discuss their own spiritual gift assessments, some of the things they have learned along their personal and ministry journeys, and some practical ways to put your spiritual gifts to work in your own life and for the common good.

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We continue our discussion on Spiritual Gifts this week on MercyTalk! Join MercyTalk hosts, Melanie and Jen, as they unpack many of the pitfalls and lies that exist when walking out our spiritual gifts. Comparison, pride, and ignorance are just a few of the areas that can create hindrances in our ability to fully assess and purely experience the fullness of our spiritual gifts. They also discuss some practical steps to addressing any hindrances that you may experience. We hope you will join us!

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Unpacking Your Spiritual Gifts: Part 1 Our discussion on spiritual gifts continues as MercyTalk hosts, Jen and Melanie, begin to unpack why we need to know what our spiritual gifts are and some additional ways to identify the spiritual gifts that God h...

This week on MercyTalk we will begin a new series on the topic of spiritual gifts! Join MercyTalk hosts, Melanie and Jen, as they discuss what spiritual gifts are and what the Word says about these specific gifts. Melanie and Jen will dig into the different reasons that God gives the gifts that He does to each of us as sons and daughters of God. Different means of spiritual gifts assessment, from online tools to other resources, will also be discussed. We hope you will join us!

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Pornography impacts many areas of our culture – on an individual and familial basis – and has woven its way into many children’s lives through internet use. Therefore, pornography is an important topic for parents as they seek to protect and support their children – those who have never viewed pornographic material and those whohave. Join MercyTalk hosts, Jen and Melanie as they welcome Parent’s Who Fight founder, Sarah Siegand, as they discuss ways that parents can fight against pornography in their homes and children’s lives. They will discuss:

• Why parents play such an important role in equipping and safeguarding their kids.
• Specific ways that parents can safeguard their children in the area of pornography.
• Encouragement for parents whose children have already viewed pornography.
• Specific resources for parents on the issue of pornography.
• Practical encouragement from a biblical perspective for all caregivers and parents of kids.

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