I am often asked by my friends – particularly my White friends, “What can I do?” “How can I make an impact?” “I’m only one person and the issues are so many and big!” ” Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.” -Margaret Mead […]
The Question We Christians Don’t Want To Ask
“Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul.” – Horatio G. Spafford But what if it isn’t? I have finally reached saturation and turned my attention from the television. Between the loss of Black Lives, the Presidential election, the civic unrest, the hatred, the lying, the […]
Signs of the Season: Love, Peace, Joy, Belief and Faith
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:11 Sometimes it’s hard to believe in the kindness of your fellow man, especially given the meanness of our times. But I wanted to share a good thing that happened that restored my faith. This morning I […]
Life Matters
“…yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. James 4:14 (ESV) As a cancer survivor, I can say, without a doubt, that Life Matters! Walking, breathing, laughing, eating, drinking, sharing, loving, basking in the glory of […]
The Word for 2017 – Thankful
“Give Him thanks, if you please, with me, for His great goodness towards me, which I can never sufficiently admire, for the many favors He has done to so miserable a sinner as I am. May all things praise Him. Amen.” ― Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God Since 2013 I have […]
Can You Be Happy and Joyful?
This blog is taken from a previous post made on March 21, 2016 -The Practice of Being Joyful: On Being Happy – www.transfromingdailymoments.org. “I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in […]
Strength For The Journey: Forgiveness
Can I forgive those who have betrayed me if they are not repentant? There has been much conversation of late on forgiveness in politics. If one where to watch and believe what is being said, one would think that true forgiveness is for a select few good men, not open to all that have sinned […]
Enough Already!
“There’s a magic beyond us that works in ways we can’t understand. We can’t game it. We can’t 10-point list it. We can’t control it.” – Jamie Varon I am forever reading, taking online classes and listening to videos on how to improve my work, life or how to be a better version of […]
Finding Strength For the Journey: Giving Thanks
“160. The smell of fresh cut grass in the morning!” I often tell my friends that when I am having a difficult time, I go to my happy place. I think about all the things that are going right in my life and give thanks to God. This one little jester immediately brings joy […]
Finding Strength For The Journey: The Perfect Storm
Previously written and submitted by Teri McClanahan, November 11, 2015, at http://www.teridmc.com. A perfect storm is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. I remember sitting in an interview several months ago listening to a young woman (that could have been my grand-daughter) ask me […]
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