“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness . . . So God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. . . . God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” Genesis 1: 26, 27, 31 If you’ve ever felt the fury of a …
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Connoisseur of Life Manifesto (Joann Lim)
Connoisseur of Life: someone who is an expert about her life; someone who cherishes, savours, and enjoys all that life has to offer; someone who is understanding of the emotions of life; someone who gives life all that she has and in turn receives all that life has to offer; someone who is in love …
The Releasing Power of Forgiveness
We crave to be forgiven. We struggle to forgive. But surely those are personal matters. Does forgiveness (or “unforgiveness”) affect our professional success? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been very good about segregating my personal life from my professional life. I am who I am in …
Goal Setting for Personal and Professional Success
Last week we talked about tithing as a way of saying “Thank you, God, for all the good I’ve received” - tithing as a way of acknowledging God as our Source. This week we focus on Goal Setting - what Edwene Gaines considers the second Spiritual Law of Prosperity.* What do you want your life to …
Fellow Sojourners
They caught my attention. Two weary sojourners trudging down the highway with their faithful canine companion trotting along at their side. Not that I would EVER want my daughters to do what I did… I pulled over to ask how I could help. It used to be hard to explain why I do the things I …
Sugar Plums and Mangers
What young girl wouldn’t welcome a magical journey through the Land of Snow? Where snowflakes turn into dancing maidens? Where the Snow King and Queen usher us and our handsome Nutcracker Prince into the Land of Sweets, Mother Ginger, and the Sugar Plum Fairy? Most of us relish our …
Stuffocated? (Jory Fisher)
Have you ever watched the show “Stuffocated”? I saw it for the first time last night and am still marveling that one three-person family could have over 12,000 pounds of stuff in their small three-bedroom home. The inherent message of the show—it’s relationships that matter, not material …