Published on the Atlanta Journal Constitution - Faith & Values Column - 09.03.16 - Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was a famous German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. Famously known as the Red Baron due to his distinctive red Fokker aircraft, Richthofen shot down more combat planes than anyone else on either side in the first world war. On April 21, 1918, while engaged in the battle over the Morlancourt Ridge near the Somme River in Continue Reading
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Nothing Changes… If Nothing Changes
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2 NASB) Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes The quote was scrolling across the TV screen while the leader talked. I immediately started thinking about the truth behind those words. It was one week before the beginning of the new school year and I knew it was time to start putting to practice some of Continue Reading
Graça aos Contrários – Estendendo Graça e Amor aos que não se encaixam em nossos padrões
Recentemente me deparei com uma ilustração sobre paciência e resignação que me deixou boquiaberta. De acordo com uma estória hebraica, aparentemente tradicional, Abraão estava sentado no lado de fora da sua tenda certa noite, quando um velho viajante cansado se aproximou. O velho parecia exausto e faminto por causa da sua longa jornada. Abraão apressou-se em ajudar o estrangeiro, convidando-o para entrar na tenda. Lá, ele lavou os pés do homem, deu-lhe comida e bebida. Sem hesitação, o velho Continue Reading
Amistad y Envidia – El Pináculo de Contradicción (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Parece que las experiencias sociales de mi hijas este año han ofrecido muchas oportunidades para aprender sobre las diversas facetas de la amistad. Ha sido una bendición compartir mis experiencias y luchas con ellas, y verlas tomar decisiones sabias, mientras aprenden principios claves que uno debe saber para poder evaluar la personalidad de un individuo mejor. Hace varias semanas escribí una columna sobre cómo las verdaderas amistades son probadas en momentos problemáticos. Más tarde esa Continue Reading
Friendship & Envy – The Pinnacle of Contradiction {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
It seems as if my daughters’ social experiences this year have offered ample opportunities to learn about various facets of friendship. It’s been a blessing sharing my experience and struggles with them, and watch as they make wise decisions, while learning key principles one must know in order to better evaluate a person’s character. Several weeks ago, I wrote a column about how true friendships are tested in times of trouble. Later that week I ran across an amusing quote from an unknown Continue Reading
Finding Beautiful {What Your Mirror and Scale Won’t Tell You}
I stepped on the scale and closed my eyes. “Please move,” I demanded. “DOWN. Move down.” The dreadful torture machine blinked once, twice… and thus the hopes of a week of salad and protein eating went down the drain. Great. Let me tell you right now – of all the curses humanity inherited from Adam and Eve’s fall, hormones must be the most annoying one. If you are a woman, they torment you from puberty to - uh, say, 60 years old. That’s almost half a century of ups and downs of Continue Reading
