How have I seen God use pain for good in my life?

A couple of week’s ago, I posted something from Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations that had really struck a chord with me. Today, I want to post another one. This actually dropped into my inbox on Saturday.
I’ve been having a tough time of things with my health recently, as many regular readers of the [...]

First steps to reconciliation

How well do you know the people living in your neighbourhood? Reconciliation begins by taking that first step to know our neighbour. There was a story I once read about a Lutheran pastor who was new in town — it could have happened to people of any denomination though, and probably has.

First steps to reconciliation
There [...]

Origin of Beliefs

Where do the beliefs you hold about yourself originate from? In the post I put on here from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle last week, Lou talked a little about where the negative beliefs we hold about ourselves may have come from. In this week’s he expands on that, and gives us some great [...]

Alone in the Woods

The night watches can be scary times, especially when we’re awake and alone. I was reading about one way the young men of some Native Americans tribes proved their manhood before they became Braves — not an easy trial.

Alone in the Woods
There is a rite of passage used by certain Native American tribes for young [...]

Beliefs about Oneself

Do you view yourself in a positive or a negative way? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he talks about where the negative beliefs so many of us hold about ourselves may have come from. And, most importantly, lets us know that we can change that thinking.
If you have negative beliefs [...]

How can forgiveness help me to see in a new way?

I am always amazed by coincidences when their timing is just so perfect we can’t help but think that God has had a big hand in them. It happened to me on Thursday of last week.
I’d been having a conversation with someone about forgiveness; and in particular how important it is, for our own sake, [...]

You Are Lost

This dropped into my inbox this week; and I thought it was a quite wonderful story, though story it probably is. It reminds us that we can never really be lost if we stay close to God.

You Are Lost
A grandfather took a long walk through the woods with his grandson one day. As the day [...]

It’s Your Choice

How do you choose to live your life? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he reminds us that it is our choice to make — whether we’ll choose to live our lives in a positive or a negative manner.
If I asked you to tell me what makes life worth living — [...]

The Really Big Sale

How do you deal with temptation? Do you yield to it, or resist it? We’re all tempted at sometime or other, even Jesus was. Here’s a thought-provoking little story about one salesman’s failure to resist a temptation set before him. Would you fare better in this test? I’d like to think I would, but can’t [...]

Let the Light Shine

We have a saying here, “What goes around, comes around”. I expect most parts of the world have something like it. This inspirational and heart-warming story illustrates just what it means very well. I expect it’s fictional; but would like to think the idea, at least, is based on actual events.

Let the Light Shine
Bill was [...]