Pursue Being Powerful By: Susan Deborah Schiller After the glory which could be seen with human eyes, he began to see the glory which is beyond and after light. – Madeleine L'Engle There are many of us who have given our all. We've laid down ministries, businesses, and have watched even our reputation ruined in […]
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If you're the victim of a religious sociopath, I want to assure you that it's not because you're an ordinary victim of domestic violence. Don't let anyone tell you that it's because of your low self-esteem or whatever… it's definitely not that! By: Susan Deborah Schiller In a dream, I learned what caused me to attract […]
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Finding the Path of Peace By: Susan Deborah Schiller My dear braveheart, We have come to a point where there is no escape in the natural realm. People, jobs, systems, money – they all fail us. You have read my stories about how God has been grooming me to grin in the face of disaster, […]
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A Horse for Dani: How a Spark of Joy can Fuel a Dream By: Susan Deborah Schiller All she wants is a horse of her own, this little girl who looks at me with tears in her eyes. I have no natural ability to give her such a gift, but I know God can make […]
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Tell Your Story from the Place of Victory By: Susan Deborah Schiller What if when tragedy or trauma invade our lives, we invite our friends to celebrate the victory – before it happens? I know of a king who once did such a thing! There once was a man with odd name, Jehoshaphat, who was an […]
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She Flew By: Susan Deborah Schiller Why have I attracted sociopaths everywhere I go? What causes them to be drawn to me? So many times I've heard it's because I'm "too nice," "too trusting," and "suffering from low self-esteem". Over a period of 14 years I have studied sociopaths, up close and personal. I have […]
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Knowing Your Enemy Matters By: Susan Deborah Schiller I was scared, depressed, and ready to give up. Middle of the night interrogations, gaslighting, and more made my home like a prisoner of war camp. No one saw what was happening, for it was all behind the doors of a "successful ministry" led by a popular […]
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What Do You Want Your Life to Look Like? By: Susan Deborah Schiller I'm going to challenge you today to listen to Nick's story in the video above and to ask yourself: What, really, would your life look like without limits? What may be holding you back? Name it. Stake your flag on the outcome […]
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Silence the Abused – Cover Up the Crime By: Susan Deborah Schiller I was married to a sociopath for two decades. We were active Christian leaders and from all outward appearances we were "normal". That's the scariest part about sociopaths – they look like normal Christians. Like tares in a wheat field, they blend in perfectly. […]
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No Matter How Small you Feel, your Voice is Needed. By: Susan Deborah Schiller These Shakespeare in the Park actors didn't venture in high winds up a winding, one-lane country road into a vast wilderness because they hoped to make a lot of money or be famous. They performed for the love of Shakespeare, for the love of adventure, […]
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Arctic Winter of Isolation By: Susan Deborah Schiller I felt trapped in an endless Arctic chill, both emotionally and externally. Outside my window, snow-laden apple trees tempted the elk, who foraged for Fall's last MacIntosh's and Golden's. My four-legged friends visited me every day, while my husband was away.They leapt and danced, singing soft, melodious sounds. I was […]
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The Avengers – Answering the Cry for Justice By: Susan Deborah Schiller In that foggy state between dreaming and waking I heard that quiet inner voice say, "Some people think I don't intervene and rescue them, when in reality I set in motion a plan to save every family and individual on earth. It's called […]
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Mission Impossible By: White Dove Sharing a condensed version of a chapter in my memoir… My husband and I were only 40-some years old when life as we had known it ground to a sudden halt. We both lost our jobs and moved to the wilderness following a severe spinal injury. After two years of […]
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A Flood of Tiny Voices By: Susan Deborah Schiller – 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. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * […]
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A Life Story Interview with Aurora By: Susan Deborah Schiller We all run into blocks in writing our memoir. When telling your story is too hard, it may help for someone to listen and write a few lines for you. Soon you're ready to tackle another chapter of your memoir. You know, it's usually in the hard stories where […]
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The Wonder Woman of Proverbs 31 – Was She a Feminist? By: Susan Deborah Schiller Photo Credit The Proverbs 31 woman could be called a "feminist" today… she wakes up before everyone else, oversees all her household needs and delegates tasks. She buys and sells real estate, makes enormous profits, and with those profits […]
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A New World in the Making By: Susan Deborah Schiller When Jesus landed on this planet he initiated a chain reaction of events that disarmed all evil, even to this very day, in the 21st century on Planet Earth. Jesus calmed storms, walked on water, and raised dead people to life. Death by torture didn’t […]
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Photo Credit Life Hurts but You Don't Have to! By: Susan Deborah Schiller Click here to listen instead of read! Disclaimer: Pain has benefits, in alerting us to danger and letting us know when we need to change direction in our lives. The type of pain I'm talking about today is the chronic pain […]
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Heaven in Our World Today By: Susan Deborah Schiller Create Your World Series Heaven is inside us. It's our inheritance and we've been given the means to bring that piece of heaven into our outward world today! Simple is better than complex. We must become childlike to enter the Kingdom of heaven. What does it […]
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Big Girl Dreams By: Susan Deborah Schiller I remember being fearless. I lived in a day and age when children played outdoors, rain or sunshine, snow or high humidity. Nothing stopped us from the make believe games that were setting the course of the rest of our lives. We were never bored, because it was […]
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