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 I read stories of heartbreak that almost always reveal a victory of sorts. Carol’s story is just one … Read More

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 the future.  The forecast is unknown, but you surely want to find some ray of sunshine in your life to … Read More

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.

But somewhere wedged in between our causes and the wars we fight lays a different kind of battle. One we … Read More

We’re all bombarded with images today— TV, internet, movies— we get a steady stream of messages telling us to look a certain way, be a certain weight,  buy the right things, and indulge ourselves with whatever makes us feel good.

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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 God is at hand,” as Jesus proclaimed so often?

I recently heard a sermon on the coming of the kingdom … Read More

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 to select us in some kind of a relationship (society, job, friendship, marriage, etc) doesn’t mean that the … Read More

Keri came into my office because she had noticed some changes in her mood. When I asked her what was going on she told me she’d been crying a lot lately, couldn’t sleep well, wasn’t eating much, and she couldn’t concentrate.  I asked her if she could identify any recent triggers to what she had been experiencing. She said that she noticed feeling anxious right before Easter. Her mood had gotten progressively worse after the holiday was over.

I asked … Read More

By Amanda Beth

I heard a heartbreaking story on the radio recently. A woman called into the station because she was hurting deeply. She had been raped. She’d given her kids up and was living on the street. She felt hopeless. She didn’t know how to get out of her situation. I was in tears when she cried out, “I’m tired! I don’t want to fight anymore!”

Have you ever felt you couldn’t take another day? Have you felt as … Read More