She said “No,” and I’m so happy!
A good friend of mine recently said, “No,” to me when I asked for her help with something. I’m happy because in the past she always said, “Yes,” because she’s a people pleaser. I felt guilty trying to decide if I should ever ask her anything because she couldn’t say “no.” So when she was really busy and should have said no, she’d say yes. Then she either wouldn’t get it done, do it half-assed, start it and let it languish, or pour …

If you can’t quite read the whole rock, it says:
“I tell you that if hold our peace these will cry out,” referring to the rocks. So, “I tell you that if we hold our peace these rocks will cry out,” Luke 19:14. Which brings me to my post today, which is about UFOs, demons, angels and the ongoing battle in this world.
If you’re not a Christian, your opinion of those who are is that their main message is one of “Trust in Jesus and stop doing fun things.” The stereotypes …

To those who were wondering and asked what I’d do if…I’m not the expert. I advocate boundaries, respect and walking away. Know when to fold ‘em is my motto. I push the envelope - rip it sometimes even, but I’m learning and have learned some valuable lessons this past year about a lot of things. So, that said. “What would I do…?” Well…
Many, many years ago I was working on a project with a person I met while I was a newspaper reporter. I’d done a story, forgotten about it, …

I got a newsletter in my email today whose subject line read: “America celebrates 54 million abortions.”
As a strong pro-choice person myself, the numbers staggered me. I don’t know why, but the thought about Steve Jobs came into my mind…and I thought. “Wow. His mother was a single, college student who didn’t have the resources to care for him. What if she had had the chance to abort him?”
No disrespect or anything else for Steve’s biological mother. I admire her for having him, giving him up, making sure he had …

I wrote this ebook over a year ago, but the information in it is still good. Please download it and give it away, share it, pass it along to churches, organizations or individuals who help or work with the homeless. There is so much more that can be done.
Again, I caution those of you not used to working with the homeless, not aware of the inner-city culture or the risks of encountering the severely mentally ill, sex offenders or sociopaths and criminals to work WITH groups and individuals who DO …