Living Truth, Loving Truth
Everywhere around me I see people who are anxious and walking in fear. In Utah, we have one of the highest suicide rates in the country, attributed, at least in part, to the religious culture and the desire to look good to others and therefore hide what’s really going on inside. Individually we can be... Continue Reading →
What is it about dealing with pain in our lives that causes us to withdraw from others when that is the time that we need connection the most? We all have pain, insecurities and imperfections, but very often we think God expects us to deal with our stuff on our own. He created us to... Continue Reading →
Peace is quiet, tranquil, rest, undisturbed, harmonic and nonwarring. There is freedom in peace, freedom from commotion, freedom from strife and freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction and anxiety. Doesn't that sounds amazing? I think sometimes we get so used to going all the time, that living in a place of quiet and tranquility... Continue Reading →
Do you ever wonder why it is easier to see faults in others than it is to see them in ourselves? Is it simply because dealing with things on the outside is so much easier than dealing with things on the inside? Or is it linked to the stubborn pride that continues to linger no... Continue Reading →
The other day I read an article about a robot that was helping in Dutch retirement communities. The retirees are led by the robot in their daily exercises and it keeps them company through one on one conversations. As I read on, the article explained that family members didn't have time to visit and care for the retirees, so the robot was... Continue Reading →
Up on the wall in my third grader's classroom is the "word of the week", visceral. The definition given to my daughter and her class mates is "characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect". I'm not sure how a third grader grasps the understanding of this word, but it sure caught my attention.... Continue Reading →
On Sunday in church a friend of ours shared his story of escaping from Laos as a young boy and eventually becoming a sponsored Compassion child. The sacrifice that his sponsors made for him radically changed his life. His is a powerful story that compels people to sponsor a child with the hope that their... Continue Reading →
Jill Johnson 