I was reading information today about a workshop on reducing “control dramas” Here’s some of the information: “What is a Control Drama: How Do We Interact without Tension? How to Recognize Intimidator Behavior How to Recognize Poor Me Behavior...
I was having one of those “as we drove along” conversations with Titus 2 ladies the other day. We’d had some difficult situations through the week and I took this captive-audience time to talk to them about guilt. As I shared with them, it is a...
A couple of years ago I dismissed a student from Titus 2 for egregious violations of rules and an unrelentingly rebellious spirit after only a short time in the Titus 2 program. She moved on and amazingly, accomplished her goals under her own steam with little outside...
After a Facebook post I wrote about a clergy person who objected to the Saturday Community Breakfast, held at First United Methodist Church of Panama City, at which The Bay County Islamic Society cooked breakfast and an inter-cultural prayer was offered by someone...
I wrote the following post shortly after receiving notice of my discontinuing from provisional deacons status in March of 2017. I had failed to preserve it except in a Facebook post. When I came across it today, I decided to preserve it here on my own blog so that I...
John Lomperis, in his Juicy Ecumenism article on Karen Oliveto’s heretical view of Jesus actually included a copy of the text of her message to her Conference. Take a look at how she draws her conclusions about Jesus....
I am so very much enjoying a study by Jessica Lagrone entitled “Set Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings.” She is a gifted teacher and Dean at Asbury Theological Seminary’s Chapel. Our first session on Solomon opened up new thinking on...
10-7-2017 Reflection on Solomon and wisdom: (as part of a study of Set Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings by Jessica Lagrone) If you seek wisdom, here are some thoughts from a study that I and other women are currently devouring! Jessica Lagrone , in writing...
I was in a conversation with a family member of a woman in her late 30’s who is seeking recovery for the first time. This person observed that the woman has gone through a series of bad relationships. It has been a pattern for her since her teen years. It is sad...
Sermon for Carillon – October 8, 2017 The Good Shepherd Hear the words of the Lord in John 10:11-18. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the...
