LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 162 (May 31, 2008) I’m reading a wonderful book, Blue Like Jazz, by Donald Miller. The subtitle is “Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality.” Such a revolutionary, honest piece of writing! Such a refreshing look at the Christian faith. Miller quotes a friend who said, “…to be in a relationship with God is […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 161 (May 22, 2008) My biggest aim as a facilitator of the Living Room mood disorders support group is to help participants learn about and experience the love of God. It’s when hurting people understand how much God loves them that healing can best occur. I know this, because this has been […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 160 (May 20, 2008) With my husband away I have a lot of freedom, yet I’m kind of at loose ends as well. Nothing to tie me down…floating from one little activity to another…trying to talk to some friends every day to stay in touch with the world. It will be good […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 159 (May 14, 2008) Well, I’ve been doing bits of boring stuff: getting a bit of clutter organized, though I have a long way to go. For interesting stuff I’ve got the last bits of my book to the publisher and they say they will soon have a couple of sample covers […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 158 (May 12, 2008) And you all thought I was a prim and proper old church lady in her sixties, did you? I was just thinking tonight about how I probably wouldn’t at all fit the image you might have of me. My son has the car for a couple of weeks […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 157 (May 11, 2008) Every once in a while I’ve referred to Philip Yancey’s Prayer: Does it Make a Difference?, a book that I’ve gradually been working my way through. I’ve only read small amounts at a time, not because it’s boring, but because I want to chew on every little bit, […]
Read More...Copying from previous post written in 2008 when all was good for me: I haven’t thought for a while about stigma within the church. My life has been pretty insulated. I don’t feel the effects of such stigma. But every once in a while I hear a story that gets my blood boiling. It’s not […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 156 (April 28, 2008) I haven’t thought for a while about stigma within the church. My life has been pretty insulated. I don’t feel the effects of such stigma. But every once in a while I hear a story that gets my blood boiling. It’s not simple anger I feel, though. It’s […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 155 (April 25, 2008) I listened to a talk given by John Stumpo to a group of pastors at a conference. One thing he said that impressed me was this: “Your strength is not in what you do well but in what makes you strong – in what feeds you.” That’s so […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 154 (April 24, 2008) My work is Living Room. It’s so very important to me. But I know there’s more to life than this. At times I think I’m living like a nun, cloistered. I don’t read the newspapers, don’t listen to the news on the radio, don’t watch any TV, hardly […]
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