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  • Seeking Spiritual Encounters – a Review of Dirty Glory by Pete Greig

    Seeking Spiritual Encounters – a Review of Dirty Glory by Pete Greig

    I got real exposure to spiritual encounters while doing mission work in Reynosa Mexico many years ago. We called it “Jesus Sightings.” We were encouraged by leaders to take time out and do walk abouts in the colonia. If we were really present in the moment, we just might see Jesus at work. And…

  • Small Steps for Nurturing Progress in Your Personal Growth

    Small Steps for Nurturing Progress in Your Personal Growth

    In 2011, Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer shared the results of an in-depth study in the Harvard Business Review entitled, “The Power of Small Wins.” They analyzed several thousand daily diary entries from 238 individuals to learn about their emotions, perceptions and motivations as they experienced each work day. During their analysis,…

  • Facing Fears… and Trying Not to Throw Up

    Facing Fears… and Trying Not to Throw Up

    Facing fears can come in various sizes. There can be enormous fears, like getting out of toxic relationships because a fear of being alone outweighs the alternatives. And we can also be facing fears that some may consider silly, like spiders, clowns or traveling too far from home. Yes, the latter group is silly to some, yet provoking of cold sweats…