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Undaunted
December 17, 2012 2:36 PMThe Greece I found that Wednesday afternoon in March 2010 was not the one I remembered from my honeymoon fourteen years earlier. There were no stunning, whitewashed buildings. No lapis-blue tile rooftops. No festive music. No outdoor market with vendors...
Posted by Ashley Moore on December 17, 2012 2:36 PM | | Comments (1)
Beautiful Battle: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare
May 15, 2012 9:20 AMI must admit right off the bat, I’d never been one to buy into “spiritual warfare.” Though I’ve long believed evil was as real as the hand in front of my face and that Satan has his own grubby hands...
Posted by Ashley Moore on May 15, 2012 9:20 AM | | Comments (2)
In Search of a Safe Harbor
September 6, 2011 4:24 PMTen years ago my husband and I embarked on a year-long adventure at sea with our four sons. One leg of our journey took us to Albany, New York, where we docked our boat at a marina on the Hudson...
Posted by Ashley Moore on September 6, 2011 4:24 PM | | Comments (2)
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)
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)
No Doubt?
August 28, 2009 9:07 PMWhen do we stop being spiritual seekers? Certainly, through a faith commitment to Jesus, we move from the theological category “lost” to the category “found.” But does the seeking ever truly end? Should it? I’ve often heard it said that...
Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on August 28, 2009 9:07 PM | | Comments (16)
Leading Through Downsizing
May 29, 2009 10:43 AMI’m an old pro at downsizing. It’s true. While the rest of the world has watched recent events with anxiety at the possibility of losing their job, I’m quite familiar with this life of uncertainty. A veteran of the textile...
Posted by Caryn Rivadeneira on May 29, 2009 10:43 AM | | Comments (2)
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