Worthlessness and low self-esteem are an American epidemic. Many people are constantly grasping for some imaginary bar that is just beyond their reach. Our individualistic U.S. culture expects us to &...
A few weeks ago I received a letter: “50 year reunion.” It was an invitation to celebrate my class reunion. It made me stop, take a breath and think: “Five decades since then!” What had I done in all ...
Tragedy can strike us when we least expect it. Sometimes, its impact is sudden and at other times, it comes slowly. Either way, we don’t anticipate the unbearable sorrow. During those times, we don’t ...
“Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.” JEREMIAH 18:6 Reflecting on my freshman year in college, I can’t remember a time in my life in which I struggled, worried, laughed...
“Twenty years have passed, but the dream and the task of reaching out to more “cariocas” (people from Rio) lives on. It is a mission that transcends our generation – a mission ...
“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 y...
February 24, 2008 was the day I was baptized into Christ. That was the easy part. I always knew that I wanted to be a disciple. Judging by all of the times my best friend and I “bathtized” each other,...
I had been overweight for the last ten years, ever since I gave birth to my fourth child at the age of forty. At the beginning of this year I thought about the fact that I would be turning fifty in De...
On March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale shocked the northern shore of Japan. Ensuing earthquakes on land measured more than 7.0 on the Richter scale. A tsunami that followe...
Sexual addiction often remains hidden and unidentified. Though this subject is difficult for me to write about, my hope and heartfelt intention is to reach out to women who are suffering. You are not ...