We live in a harsh world. I open up al-Jazeera or BBC News, and the headlines report a terrorist attack on tourists in Tunisia, deadly assaults in Syria, and the rising victim count from a plane crash in Indonesia. CNN headlines are hardly any better. They tell us of a killer taking a selfie with …
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What Career Advice Would You Give a Recent College Graduate – Part 3 (Jory H. Fisher, JD, PCC)
A couple of months ago, TheLadders, a full-service career resource for professionals, asked me to write a blog post offering career advice to recent college graduates. With this topic being so near and dear to my heart, I offered to prepare not one but three: Part 1 gives you the perspective of …
Reflection of God’s Goodness (Brett Beeson)
The Muslims have 99 names for God. The All-Merciful, the Forgiver, the Shaper of Beauty, the Light, the Guide … They see God not as a one-dimensional, wrong-right, yes-no sort of God, but one comprised of many facets, many attributes. In Him, they believe, comes together all aspects of …
Understanding God (Mike Van Vranken)
A friend confided in me recently that he didn’t want to learn any more about God. It had been his experience that the more he learned, the more questions he had. Of course, there is truth in his explanation. We will never fully know God because he is God and we are not. However, the more we know …
What Does That Dream Mean? (Jennifer Miller, LPC)
“So, Jen, I keep dreaming about being a cat. What does that mean?” As a counselor, I get asked to interpret dreams all the time. And it always makes me laugh. There is no science to interpreting dreams. Those dream symbol dictionaries that people buy are just for entertainment. They contain no …
Spiritual Health Days (Rev. Carol Pazdersky)
Being a leader is exhilarating and exhausting. Challenges make our professional lives exciting. The opportunity to impact the world positively keeps us motivated. Every success strengthens our resolve – and every setback makes us more determined. The time and energy devoted to establishing and …
You Are Consecrated (Mike Van Vranken)
I was speaking with a client recently who questioned if combining our spiritual lives with our work should even be a goal or a priority. Why, she asked, shouldn’t we keep them separate? The obvious responses of serving God at all times, praying unceasingly, evangelizing, and loving our neighbor as …