Monday, April 7, 2003
Prayer is Powerful
There are times when the only thing you can do to help someone is to pray. I used to think that was a feeble thing--just to pray. It is however the first and last thing that we should do for our friends, family and those we encounter. We should pray for them. All the other things we do are...
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Sunday, March 30, 2003
What is love?
Being a Christian for me means devoting your life to Christ and his service. I feel my call is not to those who believe already but to those who don't believe. These last two years have been a learning experience. I'm becoming clearer on how to help the homeless and how to balance, work, family and...
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Saturday, March 29, 2003
Talking theology
Rarely do you get the opportunity to talk theology with people other than in seminary. Most people don't want to talk about it or they are intimidated if you know more than you do. My daughter's boyfriend is a philosophy major and very smart. I enjoy talking about theology with him because he...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Keeping a balance.
Yesterday, I was working on a guided journal. It asked since your life is eternal what things would you change. I decided that not cleaning up after myself is more time consuming than cleaning up as I go. Since I'm always pressed for time or for energy, it is easy to just dumb my stuff on the floor...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Advocate for Drug Addicts
Last night a friend of mine asked me about my beliefs. I told her that I was conservative theologically and liberal in every other way. As a consequence I don't fit in very well into my church. However, there are others like me. Sojourners Magazine is written for evangelicals with a social...
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Monday, March 24, 2003
There are some days I really hate.
Those are the days when I have tons of things to do and not enough time to do them. Especially when I'd rather write than put books in my book shelf and spices on the spice rack. In addition, I have to get both of our cars emissions tested. None of these things are on my list of favorite things to...
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Sunday, March 23, 2003
Biblical View of War
Today our pastor preached a sermon about war. He fully justified America's attack on Iraq. The problem with his sermon is that he only quoted verses on war and none on peace. He showed his true colors when he said that some people violently opposed the War. All I have heard is that the...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Whenever I'm busy I feel like I'm going the wrong thing.
I've spend almost the last year in writing and meditation. Now I'm spending my time, in court and babysitting. I'm also trying support my daughter get well enough to return to school and my housemates to get and stay clean. One of my roommates is doing quite well. He is going to all his groups and...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Helping people to help themselves.
Problems tend to make people feel helpless. When you help people with problems you can either encourage them to grow and deal with problems themselves or you can make them feel even more helpless. I have a friend who got hit with three major problems at once. A once very hard working woman with a...
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Monday, March 17, 2003
Today I spent most of the day running around
and I lost my organizer. I have become very attached to it. It helps me figure out what to do next. But I put it down and I don't know where. Since I have such a hard time remembering anything--it was a great help. I thought i'd be okay as long as I put it in my purse--but I must have left with it...
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