The Father Wound

From the book “Wild at Heart” John Eldredge shared: THE FATHER WOUND . . . . A man my father’s age told me of growing up during the depression; times were hard for his family, and his father, an alcoholic rarely employed, hired him out to a nearby...

* Waiting for a Settling

From a previous post of Bringing Gentle Attention to Discomfort: and the book “The Power of Stillness, Jacob Z. Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D, Anderson, Ty R. Mansfield wrote: It’s really hard, dare we say impossible, to have life experiences go through us and...

Simplicity Beyond Complexity (conclusion)

Paul and Wendy called several days later to say they had  prayed earnestly and they wanted to come back. Soon they were baptized, and in the years that followed they raised their family of five children in the gospel. Many years we and the Knaupps were sharing...

Simplicity . . = . . Front Side of Complexity

Continuing from “Faith is Not Blind” (conclusion) ….Paul and Wendy called several days later to say they had  prayed earnestly and they wanted to come back. Soon they were baptized, and in the years that followed they raised their family of five...

An Attitude of Meekness. . .

Continuing from a previous post. . . and from their book “Faith is Not Blind”: Bruce C. and Marie K Hafen wrote: Fourth Suggestion: Cultivate an attitude of meekness. When our idealism has been rattled by abrupt confrontations with realism, our attitude...

2. Stepping Back and Understanding Now

Continuing from Faith is Not Blind: Bruce C. and Marie K. Haven and their book “Faith is not Blind”: This unfiltered access offers great advantages, but also invites great dangers. It may take real effort to check the accuracy and motives of the...

Faith is Not Blind 2.

Continuing from Faith is Not Blind 1. Bruce C. and Marie K. Haven and their book “Faith is not Blind”: This unfiltered access offers great advantages, but also invites great dangers. It may take real effort to check the accuracy and motives of the...

* Practical Advice for Busy Families

From a Year of Powerful Prayer, an entry by Linda Eyre: I heard a speech once by Mrs. Norman Vincent Peal about their family members who had specific worries at certain times of the day.  So we followed suit, and some mornings we all agree to pray for Noah to do well...

1. Simplicity Beyond Complexity:

From Bruce C. and Marie K. Hafen’s book “Faith is Not Blind”; During the recent decades of international growth, the Church had needed to simplify its curriculum, magazines and other material so that inexperienced church members in many cultures can...

The Logic of Grace

From Adam S. Miler’s book “Original Grace”: In the summer of 1976, my father found himself in a difficult position. Despite his hard work things weren’t going according to plan. The ends weren’t meeting. He wasn’t winning. . . . . I...

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