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The Comfort Zone Myth
By
Carolyn Henderson
“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed.” (Luke 8:16) God has a plan for your life. Do people still say that? I guess they still do, since when we look on the Internet we find all sorts of celebrity Christians assuring us that this is so, and a key tenet…
Why Ordinary Christians Can — and Should — Speak up
By
Carolyn Henderson
When you live in a small town with a major employment base being the school district, you’re not particularly popular when you speak against the party line. But since the friends you make by constantly agreeing with others aren’t real friends, I had no problem writing a letter to the editor against a $20 million…
Looking for Your Ministry? 5 Ways to Find It
By
Carolyn Henderson
Many Christians, especially in church settings, focus — obsess — about finding their ministry, and they pore through 1 Corinthians 12 searching for suggestions: “Do I have faith? or a message of wisdom? I’m pretty sure I don’t have the ability to manifest miraculous powers. What, God, do you want me to DO?” It’s a profound…
How Long Will We Let Other Christians Call Us Dogs?
By
Carolyn Henderson
Those of you who have lived with, or through, a fifteen-year-old girl know that adolescents of this age generally fight self-esteem issues. Call it hormones, peer pressure, society, or fat days, 15-year-old girls need a lot of love and reassurance that they are beautiful, beloved people. When one of our progeny was 15, in the midst…
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