Walking among the aisles and shoppers late morning on Black Friday, I just could not shake the contrast between our world and the one I visited in Guatemala. Memories of my summer vacation keep coming to mind. My children had...
Read More“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) It’s Thanksgiving. Time to go around the dinner table and say what you are thankful for. When it’s your turn, you will...
Read MoreMany years ago, after mudslides in Pakistan killed hundreds of poor people, someone asked Mother Teresa why God would do such a thing to the poor? That disaster had mostly affected those living in shacks on hillsides. Mother...
Read MoreThere’s no getting around it. If you look at Christian history it would seem that the smallest and most humble of persons are the very ones that shake things up in a big way. Just off the top of my head, there’s St. John...
Read MoreMy own life did not take on a deep spiritual dimension until I was pregnant with my fourth child. But, once I turned seriously to prayer and saw the results, I became hooked. It began when my husband Mark lost his job. For...
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