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God is Like My Mom, The Bag Lady: A Story by Pam Heatley
By
Joan Ball
I came across this great story by Pam Heatley, Director of Ministry at Vision Community Church and blogger at Steel-Spined Soul. It made me think of my mother who, before she passed away a little over a year ago, was always one to hand me a bag of goodies (and sometimes not so goodies) on the way out…
Good Advice: Is There Any Such Thing?
By
Joan Ball
Amazed that it has been 10 years since this video, based upon an essay written by Chicago Tribune writer Mary Schmich, first came out. Shows how, even in our hyped up, fast-forward world, good advice is sometimes just good advice…
What’s In a Name?: Power, Respect and Earning Your Title
By
Joan Ball
Came across a blog post this morning that got me thinking. The topic was the use of titles – in this case whether or not pastors should be referred to as, well…pastor. The author, Mike Foster of Deadly Viper, states: “My basic point is that I think this whole title thing is stupid. And set…
Are You a Jesus Poser? Am I?
By
Joan Ball
I spent this weekend in Connecticut with my husband Martin and our son, Ian. It was a short little jaunt, built around the Connecticon Anime Convention, a tribute to Japanese animation, comic arts and video games. This was our second convention with Ian who, like a clear and heavy majority of attendees, was dressed as…
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