Opportunity 2016
Imagine that at 12:01 on New Year’s Eve, God gives each of us a brand new book. This book has 364 pages, and all...
Opportunity 2016
General Caregiving
Help Yourself By Helping Others
Help Yourself By Helping Others
Hirshel Jaffe, called The Running Rabbi says, “For over 20 years as a rabbi, before my illness, I had helped others through crisis. I was supposed to have all the answers. Yet when I got sick, I discovered I didn’t have them. I felt confused, frightened and desperate. My experience with serious illness has made me want to share with you what I’ve learned.
When my physicians noticed how depressed I was in the hospital, they said, 'Be a rabbi—go and counsel other patients.' I did, and my energy and zest for life came back."
A Rare and Wonderful Gift
A Rare and Wonderful Gift
Saturday, I received a rare and wonderful gift. What was this rare and wonderful gift which I received? It was a...
Don’t Be Too Late
Don’t Be Too Late
I have regrets. I wish that I would have communicated with my brother more during his last years of struggling with Parkinson’s disease. I regret that I didn’t visit my step father more frequently after my mother died. I procrastinated too long and too often and now it is too late. So today, I am listening to the wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson who says, “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
Are You God?
Are You God?
Let your light shine before men. That they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven. Matthew 5:16...
Does God Still Speak To Us Today? by Bill Hybels
Does God Still Speak To Us Today? by Bill Hybels
Bill Hybels recalls a life changing moment for him when he was a second grader. His teacher, Miss Van Soelen was reading a Bible story from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 to the class. This is the story where the Lord keeps calling Samuel. After three times, Samuel realizes it is the Lord and says: “Speak Lord, for your servant is listening.”
After the reading, Bill approached his teacher and being amazed that God would speak to a boy, Samuel; he asked her, “Does God still speak to little boys today?” “Absolutely, God still speaks” she answered. She reached into her desk drawer and gave him a piece of paper.
Call Her. Call Him.
Call Her. Call Him.
Pick up that 200 pound phone and call her!
Recently, I was causally reading Anne Lamott’s new book, Help Thanks Wow—and the following words jumped off the page, confronting me. Here are those words:
“God must love to hear us calling our meth-head cousin just to check in because no one else in the family speaks to him.”
So, Ann says,” I picked up the two-hundred pound phone, dialed his number, and said, “How are you?”
God Nudge Story By Jennifer
God Nudge Story By Jennifer
It was two days before Christmas and a horrible ice storm hit our town. Thousands were without power and the outside temperatures were below freezing.
After cleaning up the kitchen, I sat down for a minute to relax and work on a puzzle. Out of the blue, a family from my church came to my mind. The mother is suffering from a severe mental condition and has been placed in an adult care facility. The father has a major brain injury, and the oldest son has Down syndrome.
