Category: by Beck
Messy, but OK
Passion is like a Fingerprint
Allender states, “Our passion moves us to choose one path over another, and it is as unique as a fingerprint.” My passion is people as…
Parent History
Allender states that in order to understand our personal stories we must, “consider the various characters – both major and minor- who make an appearance”…
Reviewing My Life
Allender states, “If we’re taking a course, we’re willing to study books that bore us to pieces, but we won’t take time to review our…
Anger, Self-Blame… It’s ALL Your Fault
Whose fault is it that you went through that terrible time? Is it REALLY yours? Did YOU cause that person to treat you terribly? …
Even Hard Times = God’s Will?
Allender writes, “Coming to love your own life requires you to believe that the past was God’s will…” When I first read these words I…
Life Patterns Influence God’s Calling in Our Lives
Allender states we are called to reveal God through the themes that have been woven in our hearts. I have to say that God’s timing…
Autism, Today and Yesterday: A Disorder of the Mind
Autistic Disorder or autism, as many individuals know it at the present-day, is defined currently as a Pervasive Development Disorder that affects an individual’s ability…
Research about Media Violence Effects on Children
The controversial topic about media violence and the effects that it has on children has been around since before the television was introduced to the…