by Carla Harper | Dec 10, 2017 | Articles by Carla
If you find yourself somewhat in the middle this year, consider it a blessing. The middle always feels like nowhere. You are no longer just getting started, but the destination feels a long ways off. But the middle might not be so bad. Those who contentedly live out...
by Carla Harper | Nov 19, 2017 | Articles by Carla
Maxine Johnson (1928 – 2017) was one of those special people that quietly, selflessly helps hold the world together. She finished her work this week. Few people model wife, mother, friend, and neighbor with such grace. If you knew her, you looked up to her and...
by Carla Harper | Nov 1, 2017 | Articles by Carla
In Romans 12:2, Paul urges you to “be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Renewing the mind is like rebooting a computer when it hangs up or needs to update a program. Sometimes a computer gets corrupted and needs to be reprogramed. Your brain is like a...
by Carla Harper | Sep 24, 2017 | Articles by Carla
Choices set the course for your life. One choice like choosing to drink and drive can dramatically change a life in an instant. Who you choose to marry sets a course. The college you attend has great influence. Trying recreational drugs can set a course. The nature of...
by Carla Harper | Sep 6, 2017 | Articles by Carla
Don’t chase the Devil. He’ll lead you into a hole every time, and God will never follow you into one of those holes. He might pull you out eventually, but he’ll never follow you. You chase the Devil when you seek revenge, your glory, to avoid pain or doing the hard...
by Carla Harper | Aug 20, 2017 | Articles by Carla
Joseph Campbell, the American Mythologist, brought the monomyth to popular culture in his 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The hero’s journey, also called the monomyth, is the story line of many books and movies such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry...
