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Missing Anyone?

“We need the women of the world to come looking for us, we need that hope that someone would come looking for us when we’re missing.” The room was silent.  It was one week after 9-11, and along with 10, 000 other women who had gathered at the Global Celebration for Women in Houston, I watched this video clip of an Afghan woman pleading with... >Full Story

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The Art of Living with PASSION

What are you passionate about - what do you care deeply about? Power to Change Ministries asked this question to 40 women representing more than 20 countries on five continents. They answered in a chorus of animated voices, each unique and yet altogether harmonious. Women, it seems, share a universal longing to live with passion. They want to...... >Read More



Forgiveness Can Be Good for Your Health

Got lingering anger, stress or high blood pressure? You may need to forgive someone (or to be forgiven yourself). That's the conclusion of an increasing number of social scientists. Religion has long held that forgiveness is an important component of a fruitful life. A recent Christianity Today article outlined secular research that also supports...... >Read More



A Little "Kramer" in All of Us?

Comedian Michael Richards—“Kramer” on TV’s Seinfeld—saw his racist tirade at African-American hecklers ignite a firestorm. Mel Gibson, whose earlier anti-Semitic rant made headlines, said he felt compassion for Richards.{1} Lots of people have dark sides. Maybe everyone. Maybe you. I do. Remember Susan Hawk? Her infamous diatribe...... >Read More



Managing Your Life in a Multitasking World

I still can’t figure out how he did it. A televised plate-spinning act captured my imagination. As I recall, the performer set up several upright sticks about six feet tall each. Atop each stick he spun a china dinner plate, creating a small forest of spinning plate trees. He then scrambled furiously to keep the plates spinning, lest one crash...... >Read More



Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and You

Have you ever been cheated or mistreated? Got any lingering grudges you’re holding onto? Is there any “unclear air” between you and a family member, neighbor, or coworker regarding a dispute, a slight, an offense? Could those situations use some forgiveness? More and more medical doctors and social scientists are extolling the benefits of...... >Read More



Facing AIDS with Hope

The first boy we visited, Jarmain, was 16 years old and the skinniest person I have ever seen. He was huddled underneath the covers in his bed, peering at us with his yellowed and somber eyes. His condition was unknown. He looked like a famine victim. He was skin and bones. We prayed for him, but in my heart I... >Read More



Fostering Success: Influencing your dreams

"If women would realize what an influence they have, they would be filled with pride. If men recognized how influential women are, they would be scared to death." It is said that we all influence at least 250 people in our lifetime. Each of us has the responsibility of leadership. Every woman can be a leader, yet surveys often show... >Read More


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