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Transitions
By Paula Miller Life is full of transitions. We move from one season to another, sometimes gently, and sometimes forcefully ushered along with conditions over which we have no control. Transitions can be hard physically, emotionally and spiritually, in particular if you’ve been pushed into it by those forceful conditions. Listed as some of the most stressful events in life are moving, marrying, the death of a person close to you, and the birth of a child. We all will experience some or all of these things in our lives. Transitions have similar stages. First, there’s the preparation stage. Planning as we can for what is to changing makes it…
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It Matters!
By Paula Miller As the candidates are ramping up their campaigns to become President of the United States, we can readily see where the major battles are going to be. Essentially, it’s the same battle as always. It’s a battle for the preservation of freedom in various formats. It’s important to keep on top of these issues as they affect us all. These battles reminded me of the first letter of Peter. The converted Christians being addressed in 1 Peter were once part of the pagan culture and were being severely persecuted for their beliefs. Peter makes the correlation, in chapter 3, to Noah and his family and how they…
