{"id":6400,"date":"2021-04-26T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T14:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/?p=6400"},"modified":"2021-06-02T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T19:19:03","slug":"a-legacy-of-new-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/tyndalebibles\/a-legacy-of-new-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Legacy of New Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. David A. Stoop, clinician, author, and co-editor of The <\/em>Life Recovery Bible<\/em>, had a passion for God\u2019s transforming love to bring healing and hope to people who felt trapped in addiction. We will miss his insight and devotion to the power of God\u2019s Word in people\u2019s lives, but we are thankful he is now with our heavenly Father. His obedience to God\u2019s call has changed millions of lives as people around the world continue to use resources he created, like The <\/em>Life Recovery Bible<\/em>, to help others find their way not only out of addiction but also into a new life in Christ. His legacy lives on in groups and ministries like the Bible study at Seminole County Women\u2019s Residential Facility, where hope is being found and lives are forever changed by God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Germaine has been leading a Bible study there for over a decade. One of the first things she noticed was that most women in the study didn\u2019t have Bibles, and the few who did were not familiar with Scripture, so finding passages was difficult. Having numerous different types and translations made it even more confusing and frustrating for women in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGod led her to The <\/em>Life Recovery Bible<\/em>,\u201d said Cindy Sawyer, who joined Sharon in leading the study group about a year ago. \u201cShe makes sure every woman in the group has a copy of The<\/em> Life Recovery Bible <\/em>so all we have to do is say we are on a certain page and everyone can easily find it together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When COVID hit, the study group continued, but on Zoom. Sharon and Cindy didn\u2019t let that stop them. Even though they couldn\u2019t give it to them in person, the leaders made sure each woman in the group had their own Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA woman who had been recently admitted to the program ran up to the camera and thanked us repeatedly for her Bible. She said she had never had a Bible she could understand before, and she had spent over three hours reading it because she couldn\u2019t get enough. God is using The <\/em>Life Recovery Bible <\/em>to bring change!\u201d said Cindy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Addictions impact people from all walks of life. Often, we can try to hide them, like Lisa, a former registered nurse who, in the prime of her career, lost her license and job because of her addictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen she came to the center, she had no Bible knowledge and little interest in spiritual things. But God called her to himself over the months of studying his Word. When she graduated the program, she was offered several jobs but chose to work at another women\u2019s rehabilitation center where she now uses The <\/em>Life Recovery Bible <\/em>to help others find their way out of addiction through God\u2019s Word,\u201d shared Cindy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Though helping people battle addictions can be exhausting and heartbreaking, people like Cindy and Sharon are able to help people break through the darkness and discover God\u2019s hope and new life through his Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you, Dr. Stoop and Steve Arterburn, for investing your time and gifts into The <\/em>Life Recovery Bible. <\/em>It is making a huge difference in so many lives,\u201d Cindy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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