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Stress: Tips for Believers

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 23, 2010 | My Faith Zone

Stress kills. That is not in dispute. And events have our stress levels skyrocketing. Many feel they’re about to blow a gasket. What can we, as believers, do to ease the pressure so that we think and act rationally and avoid some of the damage done by...

A Simple Woman Ponders a Few Spiritual Questions

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 23, 2010 | My Faith Zone

I’ve received questions from some of you who read my Faith Zone blog. As I say on the opening page of this blog, I’m not an expert but a simple woman. So long as that’s clear, I’ll gladly share my thoughts, for whatever value they might be to you, provided you...

Faith and Political Posturing

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 23, 2010 | My Faith Zone

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… From the age of three, I’ve had an avid interest in politics. My father’s influence. We would read and discuss the front page of the newspaper before I was permitted to read the cartoons. Marmaduke, actually. And I was very...

The Best and Worst of Times

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 23, 2010 | My Faith Zone

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… I wasn’t the first to say it but that doesn’t make it any less true. It’s been a wicked and wondrous few months–especially the last two weeks. The wondrous: I’ve spent a lot of time with my angels. For those of...

Christian Is As Christian Does

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 23, 2010 | My Faith Zone

What Do Our Actions Say We Are? WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… When I was very young, my mother had a saying about beauty: “Pretty is as pretty does.” That was her gentle way of teaching me that a person can look beautiful, but if their actions aren’t also...

God Is–And That’s That

by Vicki Hinze | Dec 23, 2010 | My Faith Zone

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… There are times when we debate to define our true feelings, thoughts and beliefs on a topic. This can often be a good thing for us. By forcing ourselves to home in on something and really examine it, we come to better know...