Upon his return to India, Gandhi found work hard to come by. In 1893 he accepted work from an Indian firm in South Africa. Although the contract was for a year, he ended up staying for twenty-one years. On one occasion, while travelling first class on a train, he was thrown off after a white […]
Read More...MAHATMA GANDHI (1869 – 1948) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, later named “Mahatma”, meaning Great Soul, was born in the princely state of Porbandar, India. His father served as a government official. He was very shy as a child and used to return home as soon as school ended to avoid talking to anyone. When Gandhi was […]
Read More...Abraham Lincoln (1809 -1865) One of America’s greatest politicians and most respected and beloved personalities, Abraham Lincoln, was the sixteenth president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. His story is a remarkable one. He was born into a humble family with illiterate parents. He had hardly any formal education, spending less than 12 […]
Read More...A VOICE OF ONE CALLING A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3 There are many human rights movements active today. But attention to equal rights for people with mental illness is greatly lacking. It’s time to […]
Read More...John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” John 1:23 John the Baptist had been testifying about Jesus and he was questioned by Jewish priests and Levites, puzzled by what he was proclaiming. “Who are […]
Read More...I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection […]
Read More...Our New Song, Marja’s online mental health support group is welcoming new members. We have room for two or three more. Meetings are every Thursday 1:30 – 3 pm PST. marja@marjabergen.com
Read More...For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective […]
Read More...Come in, come in and sit down, you are a part of the family. We are lost and we are found, and we are a part of the family. From a hymn by James K. Manley This song began every Sunday morning service at the church where I attended for many years. The […]
Read More...“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 […]
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