There must be a thousand clichés about finding direction. If you do a Google search you’ll find everything from the classic “follow your bliss”, to the iconic but less helpful “wherever you go, there you are”.   “Follow your bliss” is excellent advice, if you happen to know what your bliss is.  No wonder so many of us are confused...

Religion has existed for centuries as people have tried to grasp both the vastness of the universe and the uniqueness of human existence. But now, with Oprah vouching for The Secret, Tom Cruise leading the way with scientology and more and more people taking up yoga as a way to “free their soul”, spirituality seems to be overwhelmingly everywhere....

The front page article caught my eye. A toddler’s cries prompted his own, and seeing the child’s hunger, a young father decided to meet the needs on his own terms. With a toy gun, he robbed a bank. The man was soon apprehended, and upon questioning the police heard of the needs of the struggling family. Apparently it was not for his own desire...

Sally swept the front step off and gave a sigh of contentment. She was so excited about her new home. With hope in her heart she looked forward to the days ahead entertaining and spending quiet evenings curled up reading. Debra was filled with hope at the promise of a new job in the fall. It was just what she had been looking for and she could...

“Honey? It’s Dad. I’m at the emergency room with Mother and the doctor wants her to see an oncologist before she leaves. They think she has cancer.” I had no clue how Dad’s words would change my life. I was absorbed in family life as a stay-at-home mom. Volunteering at school, church, and in the neighborhood defined me. Mom’s news...

For years, I lived on autopilot. I ate, breathed, shopped, studied--and generally went through life--without knowing why. I made decisions based on how I felt at the time. Still, the deeper questions of life haunted me. "Why am I here?" I wondered. "Who am I? Where do I want to go? And how can I get there?" I sat in coffee shops, perused bookstores,...

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...