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Page 6*Cedar Hill Today»Thursday, January 4,2001
Alcoholics must he confronted in spirit of tough love
Question:
My husband
drinks
excessively.
Aside from
getting help
for my fami-
ly, what
should I do
specifically
for him?
How on
eahh am I
going to get
him to go to
Alcoholics
Anonymous
or some similar treatment pro-
gram? He is deep in denial and
I'm not even sure he’s thinking*
right now. He couldn’t make a
rational decision to save his life.
How am 1 going to get him to
cooperate?
DR. JAMES
DOBSON
Focus on the
Family
Dr. Dobson: You’re right
about the difficulties you face.
Begging won’t accomplish any-
thing and your husband could be
dead before he admits hp has a
problem. Indeed, thousands die
each year while denying that they
are alcoholics.
That’s why Al-Anon teaches
family members how to confront
with love. They learn how to
remove the support systems that
prop up the disease and permit it
to thrive. They are shown how
and when to impose ultimatums
that force the alcoholic to admit
his or her need for help. And
sometimes they recommend sepa-
ration until the victim is so miser-
able that his or her denial will no
longer hold up. In essence, Al-
Anon teaches its own version of
the love-must-be-tough philoso-
phy to family members who must
implement it.
I asked Bob, a recovering alco-
holic, if he was forced to attend
Alcoholics Anonymous, the pro-
gram that put him on the road to
recovery. He said: “Let me put it
this way. No one goes to AA just
because they’ve nothing better to
do that evening. Everyone there
has been forced to attend initially.
You just don’t say, ‘On Monday
night we watched a football game
and on Tuesday we went to the
movies. So what will we do on
Wednesday? How about going
over to an AA meeting?’ It
doesn’t work that way. Yes, I was
forced - forced by my own mis-
ery. Pauline allowed me to be
miserable for my own good. It
was loving duress that moved me
to attend.”
Though it may sound easy to
achieve, the loving confrontation
that brought Bob to his senses
was a delicate maneuver. I must
re-emphasize that families should
not attempt to implement it on
their own initiative. Without the
training and assistance of profes-
sional support groups, the
encounter could degenerate into a
hateful, vindictive, name-calling
battle that would serve only to
solidify the drinker’s position.
Al-Anon Family Groups and
Alcoholics Anonymous are both
listed in local phone books. Also
to be found there is a number of
the Council on Alcoholism, which
can provide further guidance. For
teenagers of an alcoholic parent
there is Alateen. Teens can go
there and share without their par-
ents’ permission or knowledge
and it’s free.
Question: If a man and woman
really love each other, won’t that
hold their marriage steady when
the storms come?
Dr. Dobson: Not necessarily -
and certainly not if you are think-
ing of love as a romantic feeling.
Feeling wonderful about each
other does not make two people
compatible over the long haul.
Many couples assume the excite-
ment of their courtship will con-
tinue for the rest of their lives.
That never occurs! It is naive to
expect two unique individuals to
mesh together like a couple of
machines and to remain exhilarat-
ed throughout life. Even gears
have multiple cogs with rough
edges to be honed before they
will work in concert.
That honing process usually
occurs in the first year or two of
marriage. The foundation for all
that is to follow is laid in those
critical months. What often hap-
pens at this time is a dramatic
struggle for power in the relation-
ship. Who will lead? Who will
follow? Who will determine how
the money is spent? Who will get
his or her way in times of dis-
agreement? Everything is up for
grabs in the beginning and the
way these early decisions are
made will set the stage for the
future.
Dr. Dobson is president of the
nonprofit organization Focus on
the Family, P.O. Box 444.
Colorado Springs, CO. 80903; or
www.family.org. Questions and
answers are excerpted from
"Solid Answers, "published by
Tyndale House.
Sponsored by First Baptist,
Cedar Hill.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINQS
ABOUT WORSHIP IS...
Have we lost sight of what real worship is? Have we become so narrow
minded in our concept of worship that we limit our thinking on the subject to
singing?
Nowhere in the Bible is worship defined as musical. In the Old Testament,
worship was bringing a “non-returnable” sacrifice to God in the form of an
offering.
Contrast that with today’s thoughts on worship. Is the word sacrifice far from
our thoughts as we sing the songs we like to the Lord? Do we moan about
songs that we don’t like because they don’t fit in with our musical taste? Do
we exalt the music over the Word? Do we look for what we can get out of it
rather than what we can put into it? Where is the sacrifice in that? Where is the offering?
It is clear from Scripture that worship is bowing down to God, bowing our will to His, bowing in submission to Him,
becoming as Jesus was ... a servant. Jesus is our example for worship. He came to serve, not be served. He walked
around doing the Father’s will, not His own.
Romans 12:1 tells us to offer our bodies as living sacrifices which is our spiritual act of worship or service to the
Lord. If we want to be worshipers, be servants. If we want to be great in the Kingdom of God, become servants. This
is exactly what Jesus did. He became the servant of all. He took our sin upon Himself and bore the penalty for us. He
gave His life in place of ours - this is servanthood to the extreme. Worship is an action word. It is something that we
must do. Jesus submitted to the Father's will and worshiped Him. The cross was the greatest act of worship this uni-
verse will eve*see
So what is one of the most important things about worship? ... TO DO IT!
Windsor Park Baptist Church • DeSoto
Bob Minnick • Minister of Music
C Velar Mill
Cedar Hill
Presbyterian Church
(Temporary Location)
Bray Elementary School
218 N. Broad St. Cedar Hill
817-478-4264
Church of Christ
535 S. Clark Rd.
Ministers: Steve Lewis,
Mitch Lindsey,
Fred Yarbrough
(972) 291-4200
Colonial Hills Baptist Church
820 E. Wintergreen
Cedar Hill, Tx 75104
Dr. Robert L. Tollison
(972) 291-0066
First Baptist Church
602 W. Beltline Rd.
Pastor: Scott Blair
(972)291-7195
First United Metltodist
127 Roberts St.
Pastor: Sammy Hargrove
(972)291-1711
Galilean Baptist Church
1155 N. Hwy. 67
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Pastor: Jerry L. Brewster
(972) 291-2549
Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church
915 Straus Rd. @ Hwy 1382
Rector: Gregg L. Riley
(972) 291-4528
Hillcrest Baptist Church
265 W. Pleasant Run
Cedar Hill
Pastor: Mike Simmons
(972) 291-3521
Hope Lutheran Church
917 N. Straus Road
(972)291-7902
Pastor: Joel Berthe 1 sen
Thorntree Baptist Church
1010 E. Parkerville Rd.
Pastor: Randy Langford
972-296-1827
Trinity Church of
Cedar Hill
1231 E. Pleasant Run Rd.
Pastor: Jim Hennesy
(972)291-2501
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Abundant Life Church
400 Centre Park Blvd
Pastors: Clarence &
Phyllis White
972-228-3288
First United Methodist Church
310 Roaring Springs
Sr. Pastor: Dr Bart Smith
Christian Science Group
212 W. Pleasant Run
DeSoto
Reader: David Miller
972-228-1007
Cross of Christ
Lutheran Church, LC/MS
512 N. Cockrell Hill Rd.
Reverend: Craig Schinnerer
Reverend: John DeYoung
(972) 223-9340
DeSoto Assembly of God
800 S. Hampton Rd.
Pastor: Dale J. Ordogne
(972) 223-8206
First Baptist Church
221 W. Beltline
Pastor: Don Ricks
(972) 223-7448
First Christian Church
610 E. Beltline
Minister: Joseph A. Harker
972-223-8293
Hampton Road
Baptist Church
400 N. Hampton
Youth Director Rev Judi Brandt Pastor: Dr. Jerry R. Raines
972-223-6118
(972)223-5070
Lord of Life Lutheran New Bom Missionarv Southwest Baptist Church United Methodist
200 N Methodist Baptist Church ' 1136 W Beltline * Church of the Disdple
Red Oak. Texas 647 Pleasant Run Rd. DeSoto, TX 75115 220 S. Cockrell HiU Rd.
Pastor: Mike Swink Pastor: R.L Witherspoon 972-223-1433 Pastors: Man A Cammy Gaston
(972)617-9173 972-230-5538
Windsor Park
Baptist Church
Pleasant Run 0 Westmoreland
Pastor Chris Seidlitz
972-230-3000
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Crossroads of Life
Assembly of God
123 W Hwy 67
Rev. Gaylan D. Claunch
(972) 296-2250
Duncanville’s First
Baptist Church
323 W. Wheatland Rd.
Pastor: Keith Brister
(972) 298-1435
First Presbyterian
of Duncanville
543 E. Freeman
Rev. Frank H. Robertson
972-298-3043
First United Methodist Church
407 S. Main St.
Pastor: Rev. Clayton Oliphint
(972) 298-6121
Mountain Creek
Community Church
5950 Eagle Ford Dr.
Pastor: Robert Summers
972-296-8919
New Hope Church
618 W. Wheatland
Pastor: David L. Smith
(972)572-HOPE
New Life in Christ
Lutheran Church
311 S. Cockrell Hill Rd. @ Wheatland
Duncanville 972-296-2035
Pastor: Bill Metting
St. Luke Christian Center
102 N. Main St.
• Dr. D.G. Edwards
(972)709-0077
Southwest Harvest Church
201 W. Center St. Duncanville
Sr. Pastor:
E. Howard “Sonny" Con as ter
972-296-7700
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Cliff Temple Baptist Church
125 Sunset Avenue
Dallas 75208-Mapsco 54G
Pastor: Dr. Glen Schmucker
214-942-8601
Mountain Creek
Community Church
5950 Eagle Ford Dr.
Pastor: Robert Summers
972-296-8919
Midlothian Bible Church
4250 FM 663
Midlothian, TX 76065
Dave Wyrtzen, Pastor
972-775-8295
Midlothian Church of Christ
1627 N. Hwy 67
972-775-3026
Eddy Pitchford, Minister
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Re'il C >;ik
Beltline @ Main COC
1020 W. Beltline Rd.
Lancaster, Tx 75146
Cedar Valley Christian Center
639 West Wint<
(972)227-7750
Pastor Gtenn Young
972-218-0808
First Baptist Church
305 F Third Sr
(972)227-2175
First Christian Church
750 W. Main
tanuBW.Tn 75146
(972)227-2474
Richard Linn, Minister
Grace Church of OviOa
West on Hampton on Ovilla Rd.
Meeting e Shields Bern.
Fred Campbell. Pastor
(972)298-9916__
Lord of Life Lutheran
200 N. Methodist
Pastor Mike Swink
(972)617-9173
Shelter offers coping classes
Brighter Tomorrows offers sup-
port groups for victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault victims
as well as parenting classes.
Domestic violence survivors meet
at 5:30 p.m. every Monday, at
Brighter Tomorrows, Women’s
Resource Center, 1417 Densman in
Grand Prairie. A second survivors
group meets at 6:30 p.m. every
Thursday at Brighter Tomorrows,
Cedar Hill Women’s Resource
Center.
Sexual assault survivors meet at
5:30 p.m. every Tuesday and every
Thursday at 10 a.m. at the resource
center.
Parenting classes are offered
every Monday at 7 p.m. at the
resource center.
All group services are provided at
no charge. For additional information
call the Grand Prairie Resource
Center at 972-263-0506 or the Cedar
Hill Resource Center at 972-293-
0463.
HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH.
We're home, come visit with us
Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Worship 10:15 a.m.
Evening Worship 5:30 p.m.
265 W. Pleasant Run Road
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
_972-291-3521
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Colonial Hills Baptist Church
An Active Youth Ministry
Multiple'Bible Studies, Creative Worship,
Concepts,Trips <frMore J1-"'
| 820 E. Wintergreen Rd.K
972-291-0066
Cedar HIU, TX 75104
Schedule
S(udym»<i>M«»»......m.«9:30 AMI
Worship...-.....<..>,...6:00 PM-
Pm tor '» Sermon Series
(Mornings) - “Home Improvement: God's Plan
for the Family"
(Evenings) -»-^Letters tnthe 7 Churches in
Revelations —
“Com• htew Ooet 'i wor4pnmcKtdV'
Galilean Baptist Church
“To God Be The Glory.”
Sunday
Sunday School..................................................................... 9:45 am
Morning Service....................................................... 10:45 am
Evening Service...............................................................................6.00 pm
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Wednesday
Adult Bible Study...........................................................................7:00 pm
1155 N. Hwy 67 • Cedar Hill • 291-2549
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Sunday Mornings
Traditional Worship Service
-8:30 AM in the Historical Sanctuary
Sunday School-9:45 AM
Contemporary Worship Service
-11:00 AM in the Family Life Center
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Sunday
Yf 4 Morning Worship Service 10:00 am
'fl477*fl'Z'T'££' Sunday School 9:00 am
BAPTIST CHURCH Evening Worship Service 6:00 pm
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1010 E. Parkerville Rd. * Cedar Hill
(972) 296-1827
"A Community of Faith, Hope & Love with Our Community In Mind"
“Come, Share Christ's Love With Us"
Sunday: Class 9:00amAVorship 10:15am
Wednesday: Class 7:30pm
CHURCH OF CHRIST
MINISTERS: Steve Lewis: Mitch Lindsev.
Fred Yarbrough
535 South Clark Road, C edar Hill
294-4200
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