"Don't cry yet, cause maybe things is happening just the way they should" The Help (a novel by Kathryn Stockett) p. 410.
yeah, maybe. ...sigh. grumble. mutter. huff. sigh.

(I'm doing research in an intentional community ( Read more... )

"Ask yourself why you believe the things you do ( Read more... )

The Wounded Healer ( Read more... )

"Writing to Save the Day ( Read more... )

"Laying Down Your Life for Your Friends ( Read more... )

i always like these kind of devotionals... ... the kind that makes losers (like me ;) feel good about themselves.

We belong to a generation that wants to see the results of our work. We want to be productive and see with our own eyes what we have made. But that is not the way of God's Kingdom. Often our witness for God does not lead to tangible ( Read more... )

Psychological:
 Loss of the fear of death,
more spiritual and less religious,
easily engage in abstract thinking,
more philosophical,  
form expansive concepts of love while at the same time challenged to initiate and maintain satisfying relationships,  
less competitive,
convinced of a life purpose,
rejection of previous limitations in life and " ( Read more... )

 I ordered a book from amazon.de. The book cost me one cent (truly), but it's so good. It was worth every penny (ha! shucks. I crack myself up). I finished it in 3 days. Read the first half on Friday, took a break from it on Saturday (because it was so good I couldn't read it all in one go. Had to let the first half sink in first), then finished ( Read more... )

 Good old Henry Nouwen. I swear he reads my blog ;) (just kidding) ...but seriously. i write something in this LJ... and the next day, I check my email and there's a 'daily devotional' from Henry (because i subscribed to it) and it's totally related to what I wrote about!  ...it probably works kind of like a horoscope. It's so general that you can ( Read more... )