Movie Review- Nim’s Island

I frequently go to Christian Spotlight On Entertainment when I’m considering a movie to view.  My wife and I rented a movie titled Nim’s Island and found it to be quite good.  What prompted me to write a review was the depiction of Agoraphobia in the film.  I am a novice reviewer and it’ll show [...]

Big News!! New Resources

I had the opportunity to speak with the folks who publish two excellent magazines that I have listed as resources under the “Media” section off to the right side of the page.  I have had the chance to speak with Joanne Doan who is the publisher of both magazines.  She was kind enough to send [...]

The Panic Of Infertility- Shannon Woodward

The following was written by Shannon Woodward.  It is the first chapter from her book, Inconceivable: Finding Peace in the Midst of Infertility (Cook Communications, August 2006) I had planned on running this sooner but felt it appropriate to run an article she had written about the suicide of [...]

The Stigma Of Mental Illness In The Church

This article is used by permission and can be found at NAMI.

Stigma of Mental Illness
The Role of the Faith
Community
(Presented at the 2003 NAMI Oregon Convention)
by: Gunnar Christiansen, M.D.
I always listen closely to the introduction to see if I hear any new information about myself.   What defines us?  Are we what we have done, or [...]

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports- July 25th

Psalm 5:1  Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
Psalm 5:2  Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalm 5:3  My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look [...]

The Gift- Shannon Woodward

Shannon Woodward is the wife of a Calvary Chapel pastor.  She is also an editor, speaker, and the author or co-writer of eight books, including Inconceivable: Finding Peace in the Midst of Infertility and A Whisper in Winter: Stories of Hearing God’s Voice in Every Season of Life, and a columnist for Christian Women Online.
Shannon [...]

Thoughts on Suicide- Dr. Larry Taylor

Suicide is not a comfortable topic for any of us.  Yet it is a grim reminder of the reality of the world we live in.  Larry Taylor has written about this topic in a plain and straight forward way that will educate and hopefully encourage the reader.  Larry speaks with the experience of having lost [...]

Short video of our son surfing

Our youngest son is 22 and will be leaving for Indonesia for a month this coming Monday night.  He and a friend are going to Bali to surf!! This is a clip of him surfing in Huntington Beach.   It’s only 11 seconds!

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports- July 18th

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the purposes which I am purposing for you, says Jehovah; purposes of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:12  Then you shall call on Me, and you shall go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:13  And you shall [...]

A&E Intervention -Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Intervention is a show that airs on A&E.  They deal with folks with all sorts of addictions and mental problems.  This episode deals with Brad.  Brad is a veteran of the War in Iraq. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and self medicates with alcohol and marijuana.  The program follows Brad and shows us, unedited, [...]