The recent flooding of our home meant that we had to get rid of quite a bit of furniture. Take a minute and think about your home. Do you have things like we have (or had)? – “Found” items that you restored – “Given” treasures from family and friends – “First” purchases bought together to…
Author: Dr. Carla Jill Stein
“Fine” china
To be honest, I have talked too much today about the recent flooding of our home. (I promise to share details at another time.) So, rather than discuss about how much water was in the house and when the insurance adjuster will arrive, I will share an insight that came to me this afternoon as…
Turn around — don’t drown: implications for learners and leaders
The simple event of “rain” caused so much terrible damage in our area this week. Roads we travel every day disappeared into massive craters of eroded soil and sand. The integrity of solidly built homes is now in question because water entered where it did not belong. And, so the appropriate public service announcement hit…
“What we stand for”
I have been a customer of The Container Store (ContainerStore.com) for a few years now. I discovered it as we were redoing our kitchen and needed small glass jars for our new spice rack. That first order was wonderful and I have enjoyed perusing their catalogues and website ever since. I order things from them…
Learning: Undiscovered Continents of Spiritual Living
Last week, during our Tuesday night Bible study, I heard a new phrase: “undiscovered continents of spiritual living.” My mind and heart were struck with the question “what undiscovered continents of spiritual living” does God have for me??? Too many years, I sought a spiritual life that felt like I was only keeping my head…
Dr. Carla Jill Stein 