Statistics Say It All
Today, when you turn the faucet on to get a drink of water, do you think: I wonder if this water is safe to...
Statistics Say It All
Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder is the founder of the Wisdom of the Wounded ministry. She lives in Holland, Michigan with her husband Larry.
What Is It Like To Be A Person Who Is Bullied?
What Is It Like To Be A Person Who Is Bullied?
Author Sarah Mares answers the question this way:
“She's the one who sits in the back of the classroom.
The one who never raises her hand.
The one who might be the smartest girl you'll ever know.
But ever time she speaks some one speaks their opinion before her.
She's the one who cries herself to sleep.
Honoring Jesus
Honoring Jesus
Palm Sunday is the day we remember the "triumphal entry" of Jesus into Jerusalem, exactly one week before His...
Building A New You
Building A New You
The good news of Ash Wednesday and Lent is that we can, with God’s help, rebuild and become more and more the person God wants us to be. We have disappointed and hurt God, other people, God’s natural world and ourselves. However, through the cross, Jesus says to each one of us, “I love you. I forgive you. Now go and be the person I created you to be.”
Frozen Turkey and Forgiveness
Frozen Turkey and Forgiveness
“If you do not transform your pain, you will surely transmit it.” - Richard Rohr Max Lucado in his book titled,...
How to pray? One way: The ACTS prayer
How to pray? One way: The ACTS prayer
Praying is having a conversation with God—just as if God was sitting across the counter from you. But sometimes my mind wanders. . .sometimes it seems that I just say the same things over and over. A prayer model which I really like to pray is the ACTS prayer: The acronym stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication.
How does one cope when one is the full time caregiver of a spouse with a chronic illness?
How does one cope when one is the full time caregiver of a spouse with a chronic illness?
I asked a friend, Nancy, to respond to this question and also to describe some of her daily challenges:
The “uneventful everyday” is a mixed blessing when caring for a person with a chronic illness, in my case caring for a person with Parkinson ’s disease (PD). One person described living with PD was like trying to drive with the brakes on.
