As I arrived, Jim, a handsome tow-headed boy of ten, ran down to greet “Miss Cindy.” Every day I took him to the nearby hollow where I directed a recreation enrichment program for the mountain children. Jim was beautiful and bright—a ray of hope amid the squalor. He lived with hi...
There are going to be people who believe in you and those who won't. When you find a mentor or a boss or even a friend -- anyone who believes for you, sticks up for you, gives you a job or a reference when you're inexperienced -- TLDR: Don't make them regret it. They took ...
As I come before you today, I ask you to continue to help me make a choice each and every day to keep guard over my mouth. Let me use the self- discipline you have given me to discontinue those words that are not helpful to myself, my future generations or others. Let my words s...
2. Share the pain in your heart with a close friend whom you trust.There’s a saying that goes like this: “Hurting people hurt people.” If you are in pain, there is a real good chance that your pain is going to overflow to those around you. As a teacher or parent, you need ...
They’re not just hearing our words. They’re seeing our actions. They’re seeing us steal glances at our spouses or girlfriend or friends. They’re seeing us physically react to things happening around us. They pick up on EVERYTHING! One of my children is so good at observing people ...
So for those who have ears to hear, I have some words of wisdom from 11 year old me. Here of late, I find myself surrounded by people who have been given positions of authority without the experience, education, knowledge, ability, and humility to handle it. Many people I love are be...
Drawing on new, firsthand research and in-depth interviews, Safe Church allows women to voice the pain they have suffered at the hands of insecure leaders who were often unaware of how their words, actions, and attitudes were harming their sisters in Christ. With practical advice on how to ...
healed, lives transformed and death conquered. “I prefer a Church that is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.’(from Evangelii Gaudium – The Joy of the ...
“Don’t lose heart,” says a friend to another who has been discouraged by one of life’s many trials. Now how can anyone lose a heart? I ask. Easily, by getting discouraged. Again, the heart becomes a symbol of pumping life into a system but not a physical one. ...
words are hurtful. I don’t feel the same way as you do. We cannot play together if you are excluding so-and-so.” The friend responds with a burst of anger, stomps off, and our daughter feels like the situation is unresolved and feels sad. Occasionally the friend will apologize, but...