Quieting: Working with the Restless Mind

From the book “The Power of Stillness,” authors Jacob Z Hess, Carrie L. Skarda, Kyle D. Anderson, and Ty R. Mansfield teach. . . . “With some effort, we can stop the outer noise . . .  but stopping the inner noise is another matter.” ~ Cynthia...

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...

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