What Is My Purpose?
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on December 27, 2011
By Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life “What am I going to do with my one, wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver. Most of us ask the question, “What is my purpose?” in one form or another. Click here to listen as Sibyl helps us think through how to move forward with this all familiar [...]
Invest It Well!
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on May 25, 2011
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator When my son Will was around nine, he went with his dad to our church’s father/son camp. Will always called those five days alone with John “better than Christmas.” That year, the kids were given an ice-breaker question to answer, “If you had $100 what [...]
It’s As Easy As Riding A Bike
Posted by on October 19, 2010
By Joan Kelley, oneLife Maps Facilitator I’m learning a new skill. I’m learning to ride a bike. All of you who are laughing right now can just stop your snickering from your couch cushion and put your ice cream bowls down. I mean I knew how to ride a bike before but this is a [...]
The Unlikely Leader
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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 [...]
Faith as a Habit
Posted by on August 17, 2010
by Joan Kelley, oneLifemaps Facilitator Maybe you have days when the only prayer you can utter sounds like an emergency call for help like, “God show up! God, just show up as I send my kids to their first day school, as I get the doctors report, as I handle a conflict situation at work, [...]
Walking Them Home
Posted by on June 29, 2010
by Bonnie Ferris, a Listen to My Life Listening Group Facilitator I knew it wouldn’t be easy as time went on, but at the time it was exciting. We were moving from a townhouse with no real dining room to hold our growing family to a rambling ranch on an acre of ground in a [...]
Listening as Love
Posted by on June 23, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life Click to watch & listen as Sibyl Towner shares some wisdom on the topic of Listening as Love! Sibyl Towner and Sharon Swing are co-authors of Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story, a visual workbook for small groups, [...]
Lingering Questions
Posted by on May 19, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen to My Life We all love to answer questions when we can shoot up our hands, or push a button to say that we have the right, quick answer. But what about those questions that don’t have ready answers and seem to drift into our minds when we open up [...]
Living Forward
Posted by on January 7, 2010
By Joan Kelley, oneLifemaps Facilitator Where do you tend to get stuck – the past, present or future? It’s hard for me to believe that in a couple months my son, Will, is going to turn 17. Seven months ago he was diagnosed with leukemia. So I have to admit we were ready for 2009 [...]