by Carla Harper | Jun 6, 2018 | Articles by Carla
Did Ireland just get more “civilized, as in more progressive as a people and culture, by loosening up on their abortion laws? According to Pew Research (2015), 96% of the 196 nations in the world allow abortion when the mother’s life is at some form of risk. Before...
by Carla Harper | May 20, 2018 | Articles by Carla
The idea of being in a relationship with a snake or any other wild creature is contrary to common sense. I often say, “Don’t hate a snake for being a snake.” Various wild creatures and humans alike have certain natures and ways. They are either born that way, or...
by Carla Harper | Mar 31, 2018 | Articles by Carla
Each year as Easter approaches I’m overcome by sadness, wistfulness, but just underneath there’s a sense of excitement, even joy, without connection to my circumstances. It’s my Easter emotional version of a budding tulip. This springtime, Lenten journey is important...
by Carla Harper | Feb 12, 2018 | Articles by Carla
When there’s an overabundance of something, you don’t value it. You don’t need to strive or work for it. Your attention wanders to something else more elusive. This natural tendency to pursue more of what’s just out of reach is the root of many addictions. The thing...
by Carla Harper | Jan 7, 2018 | Articles by Carla
You will not live the productive, peaceful life God intends without personal boundaries. Jesus modeled the meaning of personal boundaries in everything he did, from getting up early to pray alone to rejecting anything people said or did that contradicted what God...
