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Out of Control

By Carolynne EstisPosted on March 28, 2013Posted in BlogsTagged control, C.S. Lewis, lent, Triduum, Lois Lowry

People like to know where they are going. They like to have directions, to know when and where they will arrive at the end of a journey. They like being in control of a situation, or at least knowing who is in charge and what the plan is. The funny thing is that, in real[…]

Feelings: it’s simple.

By Mary WoodardPosted on November 16, 2012Posted in FeaturedTagged emotions, despair, feelings, anger, lust, choice, unhappiness, purpose, control

In many ways we live in an age of “feeling.” If we feel something—anything—we show it, talk about it, dissect it, and take it to our shrinks. This is, apparently, in reaction to earlier more “stoic” ages where feelings were stuffed down, ignored, and thrown out with yesterday’s milk bottles. I am definitely in favor[…]