This Week on PowerToChange.com/Experience (November 27 2009)
Transformed by Gratitude
As Thanksgiving approaches, many of us begin thinking about the people and things we are most thankful for. Family, celebrations and home are common blessing that come to mind. These are all indeed blessings and we should be thankful for them. But what if giving thanks was a way of life? But would it change our outlook? Could it lead to a more peaceful life? I can tell you that it would, because it has happened to me. Read more.
Take action: Explore the meaning of the Advent season through our interactive online study series Advent Journeys.
You said it: This week Em shared on the Don’t be a “Lukewarm” Christian women’s devotional, saying “Pls lift up a prayer for me. I feel like I face attack when I am physically weary. Please pray for protection with me, that I would stand strong in the truth of the Lord, & not give the enemy a foothold in any area of my life.” Read the rest of the comments on Don’t be a “Lukewarm” Christian, and join the conversation on Devotional for Men and Devotional for Women, each updated daily!
Blog: Involving your Friends in Christmas
You might ask: How does the approaching Christmas season make you feel? Anxious? Stressed? Worried? Sad? If so, Power to Change offers several articles on the subject that you can share with non-Christian friends who might be feeling this way: Read more
Devotional: Secret of a Rubber Band
My heart cries out to be increasingly intimately acquainted with Jesus. As one author wrote, “to sift the days for symbols and scan the sunsets for meaning … (to) enter into the being of life, alert to transcendences in ordinary things.” Read more
Coming up next week: One of the topics of our upcoming online chats is “Healthy Habits for the Holidays” Join us in the chat room November 29th 2009 @ 9:00pm EST for this chat, and check our full chat calendar for other upcoming topics.
