The Next Step
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on February 7, 2012
by Jan Owen, oneLifemaps Facilitator Retreat Worship Leader In 2009, I found myself in a difficult place. I had been serving as worship pastor at a church for almost 11 years and felt certain God was calling me to “more”. What a nebulous calling! What did it mean? The only clue I had was that [...]
Life Questions
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on July 26, 2011
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life All of our life we are asking questions. Often, we answer those questions externally rather than internally. Listen & watch as Sibyl discusses Life Questions and why they matter.
Seeing Things Differently
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on June 21, 2011
By Cheri Hudspith, oneLife Maps Facilitator Have you ever been aware when God is trying to show you a new way of looking at something? This happened to me. I was getting ready to facilitate the Valley Experience Map with a small group and I enjoy facilitating out of a fresh and recent experience with the [...]
A Glimmer of Hope
Posted by on March 15, 2011
by Cheri Hudspith, oneLife Maps Facilitator Here is the blunt truth about my first reaction to the Desires and Longings Map: “I’m not going to like doing this map. I don’t dream. I think other people are good at dreaming. I’m not one of them.” If I had not committed to going through all of [...]
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 [...]
The Unlikely Leader
Posted by on September 28, 2010
by Anita Schamber Recently I facilitated a Board retreat for a Women of Vision Chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina. (These women partner in local community projects, as well as global projects, sponsored by World Vision.) Although I was immersed in a crowd of amazing women leaders, my devotional focused on an “unlikely” leader, the Samaritan [...]
Your Highest Calling
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on September 23, 2010
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author, Listen to my Life Maybe I’m getting a bit too sensitive. Maybe not. I’d like to know what you think. While listening to a radio program, a caller identified himself as a pastor. Before answering the man’s question, the host encouraged this man by saying that the role of a pastor [...]
Living in the Ah-Ha Moments!
Posted by on September 8, 2010
By Jenny Trees, oneLifemaps Facilitator What is the difference between formulas and ah-ha moments? A formula is a set of rules or principles. It’s an equation that someone has found to get them to a certain result. You can find formulas for success lining shelves in the form of self-help books. Unlike formulas, ah-ha moments [...]
Define or Refine
Posted by on March 3, 2010
by Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen to My Life In the movie, “Because of Winn Dixie,” a young girl says to a new, older companion, “The most important thing you need to know about me is that I don’t have a mama.” As a viewer, my heart sinks as she says those words that reveal [...]
Cryptic Signs
Posted by on September 1, 2009
by Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story Often, I pass the hours of car trips by sleeping while Tom drives. But things were very different while my family vacationed in the red rock country of Sedona, Arizona. The sights were beautiful and fresh [...]