The Prison of Shyness
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on May 7, 2013
By Bonnie Ferris, oneLifemaps Facilitator Being shy is like being in a prison. Although I don’t know what it’s like to be in a physical prison, I do know what it’s like to be locked up inside. Recently, my husband asked me to attend a dinner for a roller blading club where he belongs. He [...]
Keep On…
Posted by on April 17, 2013
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. [...]
Are You in Need of Some Real Rest?
Posted by on April 9, 2013
Photo by Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen To My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story Questions to Ponder: Do you feel you are speeding down the highway of life? Take the next exit and enjoy some time at [...]
Beneath the Surface
Posted by on March 5, 2013
by Julie Jensen, oneLifemaps Facilitator February has ended and I’m tired of winter. Although the Pacific Northwest where I live has been spared the brutal winter much of the country has experienced, the seemingly interminable gray of our skies does little to lift my spirits. It’s been a quiet and gray winter for me as [...]
Worth the Wait
Posted by on December 18, 2012
by Deitra Shoemaker, oneLifemaps Facilitator Early on this cold December morning, I venture outside in my warm bathrobe to watch the unusually colorful sunrise of orange, pink and blue as the colors meld together. Even though the 37 degree chill is beckoning me to run back inside, I stand and wait . . . I [...]
The Faith-Full Journey
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on December 5, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life “Faith is: the moment by moment practicing the presence of Jesus my Savior and the Almighty God of creation, the God of the Bible, in the power of the Holy Spirit in every aspect of my life– my intellect, my feelings, my motivations, my actions,and in [...]
A Choice: React or Respond
Posted by on October 9, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life Life is always a choice. And a part of that choice relates to who has the power. And that power relates in large measure to your past. What or who do you give power to? How can you disempower those hurts and wounds from your past? [...]
Set Sail
Posted by on September 26, 2012
by Leslie Dawson, oneLifemaps facilitator photo by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator Questions to Ponder: What adjustments need to be made to set your sails so you may be fully alive to God and in the center of his purpose for you? Sailboats are uniquely and expertly crafted to navigate the waters. How [...]
Questions That Help Us Grow
Posted by on August 28, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life Have you ever had this phrase, “I want a deeper relationship with God,” stir in your heart? When phrases like this emerge in life, you have the opportunity to allow them to help draw you toward conversations with God. Paying attention to those questions can help [...]
Christ Supply
Posted by on July 24, 2012
By Nancy Bentz, oneLifemaps Facilitator (excerpted from her “Wellspring of Life” blog post) It was a sign that apparently the Lord did not want me to miss. CHRIST… SUPPLY shouted at me from the big neon letters on the storefront of the local Christian bookstore in my neighborhood. The ‘IAN’ of their company name was [...]