CORE BELIEFS IN ACTION I'm not on the earth for me, but to gain friendships. The friendships open the door for me to share God's plan for living--to serve Him humbly. That can only be done by believing in Jesus...
In the brief 23 years of my life, I have learned that wisdom begins and ends with humility. I reflect back on my childhood, still fresh in my memory, and realize that my ambitions then and now are in stark...
WATER INTO WINE In May of the year my husband died, I returned to my work as a minister at a Congregational Church in Arizona. Nothing unusual in that, except that I was a woman in a profession from which...
A few months ago I realized that two desires are at the root of my being, and I have never wavered from them and as I have wavered from almost everything else at one time or another. The first desire...
This I Believe Essay: I have many beliefs and principles that guide my life, and, although I don't always manage to live up to them, they are the strongest influence on my decision making process. First and foremost, I believe...
Belief has always been an interesting concept for me, even during my early childhood days. As most children do, I was given a belief system by my parents and by the culture that they submerged me into. That culture was...
In the world of today, where it is all too easy to get caught up in the concept of "me", we should focus on those less fortunate than our selves. Much progress has been made since the airing of the...
I am one of those many people who can no longer say with complete confidence, ”I believe.” And the words must be in quotes in the sort of way that belief is implied in the creeds of the Christian churches...
My father lost his sight was I was 9 years of age, and a few years later, my mother died after struggling to provide for her handicapped husband and three children. Then for a time, our family, which had lived...
