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Quote by M. Scott Peck
There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community.
~ M. Scott Peck
By April Yamasaki
When a friend asked me recently about my next book, I replied rather sheepishly, “Well, it’s supposed to be on self-care—ironic, I know, since I need to take better care of myself these days.”
“That’s often how it is with those in the helping professions,” he said.
By Ed Hays
I wear the mark of your disapproval
and your often unspoken words
pierce straight to my soul,
“Why didn’t you stay where you belong?”
By A. J. Swoboda
To begin, take a moment and recall the fourth commandment: “Remember the Sabbath…On it you shall not do any work . . . nor your animals” (Exodus 20:8, 10). The original Sabbath command as found in the Mosaic covenant immediately connects the dots between our rest and the rest of the animals that we depend on and are responsible to care for.
By Jessica Hill
Amidst the daily realities of living under occupation in Palestine, as the threat of demolition of homes and property hangs in the air, inspiring individuals and communities continue to be committed to peace.
By Michael Lee
In The Tech-Wise Family, Andy Crouch offers a vision of the good life—a world in which individuals, families, and communities flourish by living according to God’s order. When we are living well, our lives are full of rich relationships, we acquire skill and mastery in our work, and we cultivate awe for the created world.
Quote by Oscar Romero
Peace is not the product of terror or fear. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all.
Are recent increases in child welfare cases related to the opioid epidemic?
More than a decade of sustained declines in child protective services maltreatment reports, substantiated reports, and foster care placements started reversing course (for the worse) in 2012.
By Kimberlee A Johnson
They were lynched. Mutilated. Dragged, dismembered, drowned. Strangled, stabbed, shot. They were beaten, burned, hanged. And they will not be forgotten.
Thanks to the vision, research, and hard work of the Equal Justice Initiative and its founder Bryan Stevenson, thousands of African American people whose lives were tragically ended as a result of racial terrorism will be remembered.
By Christine Aroney-Sine
Why is it so difficult to make changes we know are good for us? I think one of the reasons is that often we focus more on the symptoms of our problem rather than on the actual disease.
By John Seel
In moments of institutional crisis, it is easy to respond in such a way as to make matters worse. Panic does not lead to wise decisions. Many evangelical organizations are facing this situation.
By Bonnie O’Neil
Entertain a conversation on the “will of God,” and you will most likely find yourself discussing sovereignty, omniscience, and the immutability of God. Wade a little deeper into the discussion and invariably talk of “God’s will” shifts to discovering God’s particular Plan for one’s life.
By Elrena Evans
The year my eldest child started middle school, I looked at our family calendar and realized we were going to have a problem. With five children and multiple schools now in the mix, plus after-school activities, music lessons, Bible study, etc., there was no room left on my color-coded spreadsheet to just breathe.
By Amy Knorr
My eyes are drawn to the treetops, the clouds, the high places. That nest at the tippy-top of the huge maple on the way to my daughter’s school…I see it. The hawk sitting quietly on the telephone pole…I notice her.
By Patrice Gopo
On a Sunday in mid-December, as on most other Sundays, I return home from church tired, ready to eat a few bites of food before succumbing to rest. My eyes droop from the weight of desired sleep, and I think of my bed and the fleece blanket I love to pull to my chin.
By Tammy Perlmutter
Maggie Hubbard was involved in a church community in Seattle that was committed to racial reconciliation when she realized she didn’t understand her own race or how race functioned in America.
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