Cancer and Coronavirus: Guest Post by Mary Gunther

Beach in Hawaii at sunrise

I reflect on the two cancers I had in my thirties as a tremendous gift. A gift for then and a gift for now because what I learned in the midst of cancer is still applicable to the coronavirus that faces us. I didn’t think too much about my cancer. At the time of my […]

Discovering the Treasure of Rest: Guest Post by Nancy Reece

Reflection on a lake with mountains in the background

What if you could accomplish ALL you need to do and feel rested – even refreshed – while doing it? What would it feel like for your coaching, your leadership, your parenting to be described as calming and energizing? We’ve got the tools you need for a refreshing, calming, energizing year. After decades in executive […]

Commingle

Recycling bin in Singapore public housing estate

Note: April 2020 update at the bottom of this post. Growing up in a densely-populated county in New Jersey, Eunice learned to separate her recyclables from the weekly trash (rubbish). Aluminum, glass, cardboard, newsprint, mailers, and eventually plastics, too, would be placed curbside in their own containers. As the local district reviewed best practices for […]

Choosing Calm In A Season Of Sheltering: Guest post by Nancy Reece

Woman sitting on a bench by water

I went for a walk yesterday and was singing Raise A Hallelujah at the top of my lungs.  The words of the song – I raise a hallelujah, with everything inside of me; I raise a hallelujah, I will watch the darkness flee, I raise a hallelujah, fear you lost your hold on me – brought peace and calm in […]

Hope in the Wilderness: Guest Post by Cassandra Shepherd

Wooden cross on a hill

It’s not often all of our plans are so thoroughly thwarted, our freedom so collectively restrained, our daily life so completely disrupted on a global scale… We are in a communal time of massive transition because of the pandemic. Nothing in the world is ‘normal’ anymore. People’s daily routines have had to change. There is […]

This is My Story

Young boy reading the Bible

This is my story. This is my song. Praising my Savior all the day long. Hymn Sings were a regular part of my church experience growing up. This hymn was a staple. The song leaders – Bert Rydquist, Doug and Lois Larsen, and Pastor Notehelfer, good Swedes in the Swedish Covenant church – led the […]

The Necessary Ingredient

Concrete structure in a city

Communication education is the single greatest transformational game-changer in your student’s curriculum. According to the research, communicators are better students, receive more scholarship funds, and are sought after by employers. Communication education improves comprehension, study habits, test scores, writing skills, and retention across the curriculum. In many ways it is the ingredient that binds together […]

[Radio Interview] Dr. Moon Is Not Stressed

Dr. Moon podcast

The title’s a take byway of a recent blog from Dr Teresa Moon, “I’m Not Stressed”, who’s the founding President and CEO of the Institute for Cultural Communicators, and the good Doctor popped by our roaming studio – courtesy of CLA – to chat about how her organization equips youth to integrate lessons from both […]