Ever heard of a hoodoo? I hadn’t either until I traveled to Arizona. A hoodoo is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. Wikipedia Hoodoos are mainly located in …
“A Joy that is Greater than Our Circumstances” Interview with Rita A. Schulte and Catherine Leggitt [audio:http://www.ritaschulte.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/LivingBetter5_17_2012.mp3|titles=LivingBetter5_17_2012]
Written by Johnna Leach – April 5, 2012 Beauty from Ashes I have spent the last 2 days starting this blog only to hit the backspace key and start it over again, and again…why can’t I get this out of first gear? I feel like I get it going and when I start to let the clutch out *BAM* I …
By Cecil Murphey – www.cecilmurphey.com I don’t hear the term, “A mother in Israel” used often these days. It appears only a couple of times in the Old Testament. When I was fairly young in the faith, I used to hear the term regularly. They referred to a woman, who might be a birth mother, but she was a person …
By Tracy Ruckman I just read a blog post by a writer friend, and it brought me to tears. Carol Moncado’s post “Writing from Personal Experience” made me hurt for her, and all that she’s been through lately, but it also made me realize something about myself that I’m reluctant to admit. I can’t write the painful stuff. Every day …
By Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge, R.N., Ed.D. and Robert C. DeVries, D.Min., Ph.D. You’re standing on the courthouse steps, the sound of the gavel still ringing in your ears. You knew this day was coming – perhaps even looking forward to it, but now the divorce is a reality. The heavy gray clouds hanging overhead mirror your sense of uncertainty for …
Our world is in constant turmoil today. Everyone seems to be defending a cause or fighting a battle of some sort. Whether it’s the war on terrorism, defending the cause of morality, sexual equality, the right to life, or the right to choose, our fight is always indicative of our passion and tells the story of what we hold dear. …
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By Dr. Curt Thompson If you read much these days about what science is telling us about the mind, you will soon be introduced to the importance and function of attention. Attention appears to be the mind’s ignition key, the activity that starts and directs nearly everything; and if so, what does that have to do with “the kingdom of …
Dealing with Rejection the Jesus Way Posted by Domenic Marbaniang ⋅ November 22, 2011 ⋅ Leave a Comment Filed Under Dealing With Series, rejection To be rejected and to feel rejected are two different things. The former is an event; the latter, an experience, a choice. Every choice involves a selection and a rejection. Because somebody has made a choice not …