The spirit of Christmas

December 19, 2008 | 5 comments

What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Decorated trees, shopping, colorful lights, expense, cookies, debt, fatigue, joy, football games on TV, Christ’s saving power? After a flurry of phone calls from people feeling sad and lonely about the

Critical moments

December 16, 2008 | 3 comments

Have you ever been distracted for an instant, and then made a big mess of things? It was the funniest thing. I was making whipping cream for pumpkin pie while everyone sat at the table after dinner waiting. We had

The degrees of divine Mind

December 15, 2008 | 8 comments

It’s cold in my part of the country right now. Nine degrees at the moment! It’s a lot colder in other parts of the country, I understand. One woman emailed a minute ago and said it was 16 below where

Avoiding bailout fallout

December 12, 2008 | 2 comments

News of the auto package failing in the Senate last night undoubtedly has thousands of families dependent on the auto industry for employment wondering about their future. It’s a tough situation for laborers, policymakers and industry leaders to navigate. No

What’s in your In Box?

December 10, 2008 | 5 comments

A worker complained of too much to do and not enough time to do it in. Her In Box was overflowing, she fretted. And it was growing, not shrinking! Have you ever felt that way? Overwhelmed by too much to