God Isn\’t Looking for Superstars By Chloe JonPaul for the NABBW Some of you may remember Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s top-selling album and hit stage production and film, Jesus Christ Superstar. While some people found it offensive, others found it spiritually uplifting. However, when we look at our own miserable limitations, the idea […]
Feeling Abandoned? You Can Overcome It! By Chloe JonPaul for the NABBW This feeling can occur at any time in our lives and will always be one of the most challenging events we must face. Quite often we equate abandonment with a baby being left on someone’s doorstep but it encompasses much more. E.C. La […]
Dealing With Grief During the Holiday Season By Chloe JonPaul, M. Ed. As the holiday season approaches, there are many persons dreading the very thought of it. This may be due to the recent loss of a loved one, divorce, serious illness, family friction, diminished finances, and much more. Whatever the reason, now is the […]
God! Gimme a Break! Or Better Yet…How About a Breakthrough? By Chloe JonPaul, M. Ed. There are times in our lives when we can find ourselves muttering “C’mon, God! Gimme a break!” In the wake of seemingly endless troubles, discouragement can set in easily, leaving us to feel hopeless. But wait a minute! We’re not […]
Climbing Over the Fence of Logic into Faith By Chloe JonPaul, M. Ed. Have you really attempted to climb over ” the fence of logic” to find God? We are living in an age where the forces of reason tend to dominate our lives. There are “self-assured” rationalists who belittle the role of faith and scientists are […]
Feeling Hopeless? Your Guide to the Healing Power of Hope By Chloe JonPaul, M. Ed. There are moments in our lives when a profound sense of hopelessness envelops us, placing us on the brink of despair. Remaining stuck in this state will only bring more misery so we need to learn how to bring victory […]
The F-Word You Need to Use By Chloe JonPaul, M.Ed. Anger may be affecting your life so the next logical step is to check out where you stand on forgiveness. Yes, that’s the F-word you must learn to put into practice. We forgive – not necessarily because that person deserves to be forgiven – but […]
The Girl Who Did Not Like Her Name By Chloe JonPaul Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes How many of us lived through a time when we didn’t like our names? I know I did. And so did many people I know, including my daughter, for whom we thought we had selected a lovely […]
God Recycles Too! By Chloe JonPaul M.Ed. As I fill containers with paper, cardboard, foam, plastic, glass, and metal scraps, I marvel at the thought that I can, in a small but important way, be helping to save our endangered environment. The hairs on my head stand up like Brillo when I see people throwing […]
Four Rooms You Should Visit Daily By Chloe JonPaul M.Ed. Well now, let\’s talk about those four rooms that I mentioned in my introductory post. A wise Indian guru once said that man is a house with four rooms: the physical, the mental, the spiritual, and the emotional. The problem is that he tends to […]
