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Coach Bill McCartney Chairman of the Board/CEO Dear Friends, Please join me and thousands of other men to hear about our vision for PK's future; Saturday March 14, 2009 we will meet in Orlando to kick off the vision for our 20th anniversary event. This event will RE-LAUNCH THE MINISTRY back to our roots as a catalytic event ministry that calls men to be better followers of Jesus Christ. This event is free, but you have to pre-register at www.PKOrlando.com As PK's founder, it is exciting and challenging to return as Chairman of the Board of Directors. I would like to speak on behalf of our PK team. Thank you for your commitment to Promise Keepers over the years! I want to take this opportunity to share with you how I believe God wants Promise Keepers to accomplish its ongoing vision of “Men Transformed Worldwide.” First, it's important to say that our Statement of Faith is our firm footing. Second, The Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper remain central to what makes Promise ...

by Pat Morley, PhD (Note: The following article is excerpted from Chapter 7 of Pat’s new book, How to Survive the Economic Meltdown.) There is no pain quite like cash flow pain, is there? Depending on how severely the economic meltdown has affected you personally, here are some financial strategies to help you survive. Strategy: Get Out of Debt Here’s an idea that often gets overlooked: It takes more energy to earn a living and service debt than to just earn a living. Debt is dumb. If you are in debt, getting out of debt is “do or die.” The strategy for debt during my economic meltdown was simple. First, I made “getting out of debt” my overarching business goal. For seven years that was my #1 business priority. I knew that to survive, I had to get out of debt. So do you. Second, I told everyone with whom I did business, “I am pledging all of my business assets to all of my business debts.” Third, I told everyone, “I promise that I will treat everyone exactly the same.” I agreed to give...

Positive steps to protect kids from negative media exposure By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Author If you live near an ocean, you know about riptides, which are highly dangerous currents that can rip your legs out from under you and sweep you out into the ocean depths in a matter of seconds. If you try to fight the current, you will drown as dozens of people in Florida do every year. These silent and powerful ocean currents can overpower even the strongest of swimmers because the size and force of the waves become completely overwhelming. There is only one way to escape and save your life so listen carefully; “Don’t try to fight the riptide, just flow with it as you swim parallel to the shoreline. In a few dozen feet you will be out of the strong current and can safely swim back to the shore.” So, if you have to deal with a dangerous ocean riptide, you have three choices… First- stay out of the water (and don’t let anyone you love go near it e...

By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor A major election leads to major change- psychologically that is. No matter who wins an election, the unexpected emotional let down or explosive reaction after the ballots are counted can be overwhelming to many, especially the aged or over-involved who can be set up for crushing amounts of what I call Post-Election Stress Syndrome . This election has likely been the most stressful of any during our lifetime because of numbing news fatigue and continual media over-exposure, yet the real problems are yet to come. Personal anxiety, professional panic and poorly thought out decisions are on the horizon regardless of your political persuasion. Why such a gloomy projection? It’s based on how this election process has been so overwhelming much of the time with months of negative news, never ending data to process and confusing choices to make on complex issues while partisan experts are shouting every half-hour on news/talk stations ...

A coaching process to guide you toward greater results by Dwight Bain, Certified Life Coach & Nationally Certified Counselor One of my favorite sayings to share with people facing a major decision is "you always have options." Yet in challenging times people are often so frozen by fear from making a wrong decision that they don't make a decision at all and life passes them by. Think of how many events in life are complicated or missed completely because of the roadblock of being afraid to fail by making a decision and then making that decision work... -Marriages that didn't happen because of a shy guy with cold feet -Promotions that never occurred because of the fear of asking for it -Scholarships left on a table somewhere because someone was afraid to fill out the paperwork -Trips to exotic places that were always talked about, but never taken because no one sat down to schedule it -Relationships that failed because someone didn't decide to work ...

a parable by William Paul Young Commentary and review from Dwight Bain Here's an analysis of "The Shack" as well as some brief reviews from USA Today and The New York Times, where the book has rocketed onto their best seller list with almost one million in print in just over a year. (Unheard of for a self-published title). Also below is the testimony of Paul Young, the author, which explains much of his orientation in writing a book like this one; which was almost an autobiography of his own healing journey from sexual abuse and adultery. The author spoke in the Orlando areas a few months back and I was able to hear and understand his heart and motivation to write this book. Knowing the author will always give you a better understanding of the intended message, and often will help you to understand why so many people are connecting to this little paperback book about getting past their secrets, shame and pain to really feeling free in a relationship with God as their ...

-Finding the Fast Track to a Successful Future- By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Congratulations- You made it to graduation! This is an exciting time in the life of any senior, as it should be, however, that excitement can quickly turn to panic, disappointment or regret if you don’t have a clear plan of what to do next on your journey into the next chapter of life. Picture it this way; if you’ve ever been in a busy subway station you know that trains come barreling through the station continually, but not all trains will take you to where you really want to go. Some cities have different colored trains, others have the next station posted on a sign, and still others have a number to indicate which stop comes next. You have to pay careful attention to know where you want to go to catch the right train, because if you aren’t paying attention you could end up in the wrong neighborhood miles from home feeling confused, lost and alone. There are man...

Counseling & Coffee… Understanding the difference between traditional psychology and Biblical counseling by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Recently a 6th grade student asked me a very insightful question after a chapel service for her home-school group in Orlando. She wanted to know the difference between the kind of psychology talked about on popular television programs and Christian counseling. It was a great question because every day the industry of psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy become more and more a normal part of our culture, but often this popular source of advice doesn’t include the kind of wise counsel talked about in the Bible. Here's how I answered her question with hopes that it will add value to your journey as well. I believe that psychology is the study of human nature and behavior, which is extremely useful to reveal Why people do the things they do. However, psychology is often unreliable on guiding people wit...