When Everything Crumbles

JEN WISEOriginally Published in Bible Study Magazine Mar–Apr ‘13 Reflections on Jeremiah We spend our time building for the present. We stack bricks of time and energy into relationships, savings and careers. We believe our passion will serve as the mortar that will hold it all together. When it all comes crumbling down—when a spouse… Continue reading When Everything Crumbles

Paying Attention in 2023.

By Robert R. Ellis. As we hurtle into 2023 I’m thinking about one very precious commodity I have to spend this year: my attention — what I will pay attention to. Our idiom “pay attention” even implies the costly value of where and when I “pay out” my focus.  Our culture understands the value of… Continue reading Paying Attention in 2023.

People Need a Chance to Change, Grow, and Become Better! -Anonymous Contributor.

I spent most of my January in Genesis and Exodus. This time around I noticed something in the story of Joseph that I had missed for many years. Joseph brothers. The betrayal of Joseph brothers is legendary. They caught their brother, tied him and sold him, after deciding not to kill him.Nearly everyone who hears… Continue reading People Need a Chance to Change, Grow, and Become Better! -Anonymous Contributor.