Finding Some Peace on Earth
"Silent night, Holy night. All is calm, all is bright..."
The carols try to tell us that this is a calm and silent time of year. But for most of us, the weeks leading up to Christmas can be anything but calm. You know the drill: office parties, shopping, baking, wrapping, relatives, Christmas plays and everyone's favorite - family pictures. It's...... > more
Tags: Christmas, Claire Colvin, Culture, faith & spirituality, finances, LIFE, priorities, stress, Women
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Home for Christmas
Are you lonely this Christmas? Come talk to a mentor.
In 1962 I was preaching in Indianapolis, Indiana. I was single and it was Christmas time. I was heading home to Michigan to enjoy the holidays with my family.
It was an extremely cold day and it was snowing. The wind was howling out of the north, blowing thick clouds of... > more
Tags: becoming a christian, Christmas, Culture, faith, faith & spirituality, family values, growing in your faith, holiday, John William Smith, Men, prayer, priorities, purpose, spirituality, Women
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Getting Over the Holiday Blues
Need to talk? Power to Change offers a free mentoring program where you can talk privately with a trained mentor.
This is supposed to be a season of joy and happiness, but many people don't feel it. Many people suffer from bouts of depression or the blues at different times during the year. During the holiday season people encounter memories of loved ones they have lost... > more
Tags: Christmas, Culture, depressed, depression, health, LIFE, lynette hoy, Men, mentor, mentoring, Women
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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
The holidays can be challenging. If you need someone to talk to, come talk to a mentor.
One Christmas, I came across an article in a local newspaper by an articulate columnist named Bill Johnson. His column was titled, "A Lesson in Catching the Christmas Spirit." Johnson began his search for the Christmas spirit at the Christmas tree lots, which,... > more
Tags: Christmas, dan schaeffer, LIFE, Men, purpose, religions, spirituality, Women
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When Christmas doesn’t look like Christmas
How do you face the Christmas season when it doesn’t look the way it used to? I’ve been thinking about this a lot this year. A friend of mine will face his first Christmas in over 20 years without his wife. Another will celebrate without the child she waited so long for and held so briefly. They had both... > more
Tags: alone, blended family, blue, challenges & conflict, children of divorce, Christmas, family issues, grief, hardship & suffering, loss, marriage, single parenting
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Coping with Loneliness at Christmas
'Tis the season to be … gloomy?
Feeling low this Christmas season? You’re not alone. Amid cheery songs, festive parties, gifts and good wishes, many lonely people are crying or dying on the inside. Maybe you’re one of them. I was.
During a horrible year, my wife of 20 years divorced me, my employer of 25 years fired me, and I... > more
Tags: becoming a christian, challenges & conflict, Christmas, Christmas blues, depression, divorce, faith & spirituality, God, grief, hardship & suffering, holiday, loneliness, lonely, Rusty Wright, Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Humbled by Success
Many people spend their whole lives craving success. Searching for a way to the top. But there are challenges that come with success. Those challenges affect us all differently. Bailee Madison may be young, small and still emerging in Hollywood, but her success has humbled her. Bailee believes she's not the only reason for her success.
Some of us will be... > more
Tags: Bailee Madison, challenge, faith, God, I Am Second, success
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God and the Big Bang: In the Beginning
Many people think that science and faith tell conflicting stories about how...
Do You Belong?
Have you ever had an experience that separated you from the people...
What Do You Fear?
