The Projection Room By: Linda South Honea In the "Write to Freedom" series, where readers become writers! Do you remember those reel-to-reel projectors in elementary school? Before You Tube, before Podcasts, before DVD’s, before VHS videos, there were reel-to-reel films. Long ago, I attended Kiest Elementary School. Once or twice a month, the students formed […]
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The Dream Maker By: Susan Deborah Schiller This is Part 2 of "From Widow Maker to Dream Maker" The Dream Maker (versus the Widow Maker) is the source of our joy, the source of our creativity, and the source of our lives. We learn to call him "God" – it's a man-made label and there […]
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A 2-Year Informal Observation of Christian Economics in One Small Town By: Susan Deborah Schiller #spiritofthepoor This is a follow up to this month’s Spirit of the Poor link-up, hosted by Luke Harms. It's also led by Esther Emery and Newell Henricks, #spiritofthepoor and it's a really great place to get inspired about Heaven's Economics, […]
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Avoid this Trap: Standing Under A Distorted Command of "Submission" By: Kimberly Dimick The following letter was written to a woman who was enduring false submission to her abusive husband during the same time that Kimberly was divorcing Joshua. (Kimberly's and Joshua's "ruins to restoration" stories are available by clicking their names. Please let me […]
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Even A Seemingly Tiny Story Can Travel Great Distances By: Susan Deborah Schiller Taking a quantum leap and rewriting your future begins with crafting a story. To help people make the leap from fear-based thinking to the ways of the Kingdom of God, Jesus used the power of "tiny stories" – parables. It's simple and […]
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Ready to Dream again! By: Linda South Honea I'm ready to dream again! A couple weeks before my divorce was final, I read this passage in Kristin Armstrong’s book, a devotional birthed out of her divorce with Lance Armstrong. Do you remember being little, playing dress-up or soldiers? Did you climb trees or pretend you […]
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Did You Marry the Wrong Mr. Right? By: Susan Deborah Schiller Part 1: The Perfect Prey Part 2: 10 Red Flags You're Marrying A Sociopath Part 3: Did You Marry the Wrong Mr. Right? Part 4: Create Your Own Jailbreak By sharing my story, Bethany's story, and the stories of other abuse survivors, we […]
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Courage, Kindness, and Love Have a Human Face By: Susan Deborah Schiller – The Daily Practice It's Valentine's Day in America, but in some places it's called "Dia de Amor y Carino" (Friendship Day)! Today I have many close friends, but there was a time when I felt isolated and alone, tormented by betrayal and […]
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What it Means to Ask for Great Things By: Susan Deborah Schiller – From the series, "The Daily Practice" The Daily Practice: To discover beauty and truth within the mystery of an ordinary day and to craft the experience in words. Braveheart, to dream big and to ask for great things is a good thing, […]
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Coyote Bounty By: Susan Deborah Schiller The Daily Practice: To discover beauty and truth within the mystery of an ordinary day and to craft the experience in words. "She didn't have handcuffs on," says a full-bearded man, wearing a black jacket with the insignia of the local fire department in bold red letters on his […]
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Being Comfortable in My Own Skin, Part 2 By: Susan Deborah Schiller Part One, Click Here Sometimes a Light comes blazing into your life, like a comet from out of nowhere. And in a moment of time you realize most of what you thought was good turns out to be bad. And much of what […]
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Walking in Liberty By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Quantum World" "Walking Liberty" is a woman walking in FULL STRIDE toward the sun, a NEW DAY! She carries laurel and oak branches, symbols of a warrior's power and glory. By her outstretched hand, we see her offering this victory and inviting all of us […]
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