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Winter Walk Support
This last Saturday, I walked the downtown Idaho Falls temple loop repeatedly from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm for a total of 28.66 miles in support of the homeless. I saw one of the guys from The ARK transitional shelter … Continue reading
Kind Responses to the Homeless in Idaho Falls
In the book, Same Kind of Different as Me (2006), Denver Moore said, “Most people don’t want the homeless close to em–think that they’re dirty, or got some kind of disease, or maybe they think that kind of troubled life gon’ rub … Continue reading
Winter Walking the Temple Loop
This Saturday, January 30, 2016 is the “Homeless Stand Down” at the Veterans Memorial Hall. As we think about the homeless in Idaho Falls, I will be walking the Temple Loop. I appreciate how neighbors, church friends, and some of … Continue reading
Unselfish: Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Selfie
Title: Unselfish: Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Selfie (IFPL # – 177.7 Parkinson) Stories compiled by Paul D. Parkinson Publisher: www.unselfishstories.com, 2015 The author compiles around 90 stories of people who are thinking of others. Here are some of the many … Continue reading
The Soul of Shame
trinitarian relationship is where all healing begins Continue reading
Saeed Abedini and David’s Prayer
My heart is full of emotion today as I read news about the release of Idaho brother, Saeed Abedini. I soak my mind in God’s Word, and here is one among many of the psalms that speak for my heart. … Continue reading
End of the Spear
I wrote this ten years ago: Before I plunge into a book review, may I render a little history lesson? At age 21, a man wrote of the coffin: “a swallowing up by Life. For this I am most anxious.” … Continue reading
My oldest daughter’s testimony
I decided to follow Jesus Christ when I was very young. I knew I was a sinner who could never reach heaven without God. Romans 3:23 states a universal truth, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory … Continue reading
Bibles & Christian “Recovery” Principles
The Serendipity Bible 12 Steps: The Road to Recovery – “I’m hooked, and this thing is stronger than I am. I know I need a ‘Higher Power’ and I know that ‘Higher Power’ is God. How can God help me … Continue reading
The Genesis Process
Title – The Genesis Process: A Relapse Prevention Workbook for Addictive/ Compulsive Behaviors Authors – Michael Dye (youtube) and Patricia Fancher Publisher – Genesis Addiction Process & Programs (G.A.P.P.), Auburn, California, 2007 (3rd Edition) As a Christian counselor, Michael’s philosophy is … Continue reading
Providence Downtown - Roots by the River 