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5 Things I’ve Learned in Ministry
August 2, 2011 3:27 PMNext month marks my one year anniversary of working in paid ministry. It's been a year full of joy, surprises, and challenges of all kinds. Here are five things I've learned in my rookie year: 1. If it was easy,...
Posted by Marian Liautaud on August 2, 2011 3:27 PM | | Comments (7)
I Was a Reverse Discriminator
June 29, 2011 3:49 PMIt would take a lot for me to change my mind about allowing men to be alone with my children. Seven years counseling women recovering from all kinds of horrors experienced at the hands of men, a season that coincided...
Posted by Marian Liautaud on June 29, 2011 3:49 PM | | Comments (16)
Rest
June 13, 2011 8:00 AMAs Christians, we live in a performance-based culture that measures success according to how much you can cram into your life. The more you do, the more you're doing, so to speak. This mentality has, by and large, infiltrated the...
Posted by Marian Liautaud on June 13, 2011 8:00 AM | | Comments (1)
My New Mantra
January 25, 2011 1:00 PMWhen is the last time you acted on a dream that could fail? Six months ago, I made the switch from professional volunteer to paid church employee. Along with my bank account, something else changed too: my appetite for change....
Posted by Marian Liautaud on January 25, 2011 1:00 PM | | Comments (13)
Unintended Consequences
July 17, 2009 6:54 PMOne thing I've been discovering is the role of unintended consequences in my life. My husband, Leif, and I talk about this a lot. He tends to look at people and think that if someone chooses something, then it's their...
Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on July 17, 2009 6:54 PM | | Comments (6)
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