9/11: Resentment, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
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on September 10, 2011
Dr. Rob Voyle gave us permission to reprint this very insightful, practical and healing article. Please read it and pass it on to those whom you know that struggle with issues of withholding forgiveness in ways which prevent healing and freedom. Forgiven and Free, Sharon Swing 9/11: Resentment, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation by Dr. Rob Voyle [...]
The Body of Christ
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on February 9, 2011
by Deanna Kotrla, Listen to My Life Retreat Participant Lately I have been reflecting on how thankful I am for the body of Christ. By that I mean how we are all part of His body and how when we follow God’s leading in our lives people are ministered to, sin is confessed, the lost [...]
Winter Reflections
Posted by on January 19, 2011
by Carrie Johnson, oneLifemaps Volunteer I am not one for the cold. I like to be comfortable, warm and in a non-shivering state of being. And let me tell you, winter in Chicago is freezing! However, as much as I don’t like the freezing cold, I’ll tell you what I like about winter. I love [...]
The Perfect Gift
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on December 20, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life The Christmases that my husband Dick and I have experienced over the years have become a part of our family’s story— traveling to visit relatives, with never enough time to see everybody, and assembling toys long after the kids had gone to bed. There was the year that [...]
When Love’s Heart Suffers
Posted by on October 6, 2010
by Anita Schamber, LTML Facilitator As life stories intersect, people meet each other in unexpected places for God-ordained reasons. That seemed to be true when I met Nancy Bentz in a breakout session at a Christian Leadership Alliance Conference in April 2009. Although we sat as far away from each other as possible in the room, by [...]
Heartache Turned to Hope
Posted by on September 2, 2010
By Rebecca Madden with Stella Kasirye In 1992, one of Stella Kasirye’s brothers was very sick with AIDS. He was so hurt by the associated stigma and discrimination that he checked himself into a hospital in London and told the staff that he had no family. At the time of her brother’s death, Stella was [...]
Better than a Hallelujah
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on August 24, 2010
by Joan Kelley, oneLifemaps Facilitator Whether we like it or not, the bible is clear that we will all have hardships. We don’t know when or what they will be, but we do know they will be different for each of us. We also know that God gives us the ability to choose in each [...]
Time Does Not Heal
Posted by on August 17, 2010
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author Listen to My Life The old adage, ‘time will heal’ is not really true. What is done with time is what seems to make a difference in how people respond to loss. There are various conscious and unconscious choices hurting people make about how they approach this time that they may [...]
The Poison of Resentment
Posted by on August 17, 2010
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author Listen to My Life Resentment is our demand that the past be different. Put that way, it sounds like a futile pursuit – and it is. Nelson Mandella once said, “Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for your enemy to die.” Wise words, wouldn’t you say? No matter how hard [...]
Remembering Will
Posted by on August 17, 2010
By Sharon Swing with Joan Kelley and family Many of our recent oneLife letters have been written by Joan Kelley. She has shared her journey with God through the leukemia diagnosis and treatment process of her 17 year-old son, Will. She has brought many of us powerful insights for living in a way that helps us to recognize [...]