Category: Facing Adversity

Selma and I Have A Dream

Many years ago I had heard and read many things about Nelson Mandella and Martin Luther King Jr. Those things were inaccurate and skewed with ...
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Feel Like Running Away?

“I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” Hagar answered. Continue reading… After being utterly rejected and deeply mistreated by her mistress Sarah, Hagar’s broken heart ...
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Hurting People Hurt People

All of us experience bumps and bruises along life’s journey… injustice …unfairness… unkindness… meanness… When you’ve been wounded by those who you have loved, respected, ...
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Looking in from the Outside

Dido Elizabeth Belle, (watch movie clip) was the illegitimate mixed race daughter of Admiral Sir John Lindsay. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and ...
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When You’re at the End of Your Rope

I came across this blog by Mike Erre that I trust will encourage you. Mike Erre is the Lead Pastor of EV Free Fullerton, located ...
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Change – It’s Really Possible

The world hopes that there can be a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The deeply imbedded issues behind this conflict are ancient and ...
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The Courage to Not Retaliate

All of us have had losses and been mistreated. David had lost his position with the King. He lost his wife, He lost his mentor. ...
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Relational Courage

Courage is often portrayed in the culture as a one-time event or a particular profession, but it also takes courage to make decisions with the ...
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Got Courage?

We can never be successful in life without courage. We’ve all heard amazing stories and acts of heroism that are worthy of the news broadcasts. ...
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Remembering the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest Fires

June 23 will be the 2nd anniversary of the Waldo Canyon Fire and last year’s Black Forest Fire just a year ago.  After having been ...
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