The World’s Way Is Not The Way – Why Mindfulness Is Not Our Approach What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness” is a popular technique being used in therapeutic circles to address emotional and mental health issues these days. Increasingly, we are being … Read More
My word for 2020: “Grow”…….in grace, in obedience to God’s will, in the fruit of the Spirit, in spirit-soul-body, in all the ways that God has intended and ordained….. “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to … Read More
Are you ready for an awakening of faith? What holds you back? Perhaps lack of imagination? Jesus was not recognized by the Jews of his day because of their conditioning to expect the prophecies about the Messiah to be fulfilled … Read More
Virtually all of the women who come to us for residential recovery profess faith in Christ. Some have been baptized multiple times. They generally hope ( and some have assurance) that their profession of faith frees them from the penalty … Read More
As I was reorganizing my bookshelves recently, once again I came across a little paperback book published by a Methodist publishing house several decades ago: “Twentieth Century Mystics.” It was about the lives of a half dozen ordinary men whose … Read More
There are some things in which age and perspective provide a distinct advantage…..faith, hope, and love are among them. If one is spiritually inclined toward a biblical worldview one can always rest in the assurance that “it all ends well”, … Read More
Absolutely, one of the most wonderful things about my life is sitting in my office with a student and watching her begin to open up, a tiny little crack forming in the hard shell around her mind and heart, as … Read More
“I believe almost any tree can grow out of a rock, given the right conditions. I’ve certainly seen enough of them. In my part of the world, I’ve seen just about every type of tree doing this. Generally the seed … Read More
On Gratitude 8-21-17 Bill and I have started a home small group….a “life group”….as our church now calls it, on Sunday evenings at 5:30. Bill and I cook and provide dinner to those who come. We have a devotional together … Read More
In the early 2000’s, as I began my formal training in Christian Education, I discovered several models of Faith Developoment. One that resonated with me most was that of John Westerhoff, in the book, “Will Our Children Have Faith?” (New … Read More