Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
Commonsense Christianity
How to Pray
By
Carolyn Henderson
For many years, I learned how to pray by watching and emulating other people. Now frequently, learning from others is valuable: as a knitter, I have sat side by side with novices and walked them through what to do with two little sticks and a length of yarn. I guide, I suggest, they practice, we laugh gently at…
What Mom REALLY Wants for Mother’s Day
By
Carolyn Henderson
Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that sound good, but get so taken over by marketers and manufacturers that its true meaning gets lost. People are subtly, or not so subtly, nudged into buying the perfect gift, and celebration turns into obligation very quickly. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Any holiday can,…
What’s So Bad about a Comfort Zone?
By
Carolyn Henderson
If you haven’t heard the term “comfort zone,” then you must never attend church. Or work in a cubicle. Or listen to politicians. Comfort zones — that area of life where we operate, well, comfortably because we understand our circumstances, surroundings, and parameters, are bad places, we are told, and our primary goal is supposed to…
If You’re Not Jewish, Why Do You Act as if You Are?
By
Carolyn Henderson
Because someone, somewhere will be quick to take offense, let’s waste the first paragraph of this article by stating that I have nothing against Jewish people, and if you are Jewish, I’m glad for you. I’m not out to convert you, change you, admonish you, or put you down. However, this is a Christian blog.…
39
40
41
42
43
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners
Close Ad