by Carla Harper | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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...
by Carla Harper | Dec 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
