By: Jean Ollis on May 24, 2018
Jackie Pullinger’s life story, Chasing the Dragons, is inspiring and convicting. Her grit and perseverance liken the sacrifice of Mother Teresa and the tenacity of Rosa Parks. When the only criticism of her work (literary and contribution to the community) can be found on websites which question the validity of the Christian faith, it’s evident…
By: Jennifer Williamson on May 24, 2018
“What you are doing really has nothing to do with us. You’ll go home anyhow, sooner or later.’ This kind of conversation took place many times; it was an indictment of those evangelists who flew into Hong Kong, sang sweet songs about Jesus on stage and on Hong Kong television, and then jumped back into…
By: Jake Dean-Hill on May 23, 2018
I was absolutely mesmerized and inspired by Jackie Pullinger and her book, Chasing the Dragon: One Woman’s Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong’s Drug Dens. The amount of faith involved with her missionary journey was far bigger than the mustard seed of my own. Her display of the gifts of the Spirit was powerful…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on May 23, 2018
In reading the Righteous Mind, there were several quotes that spoke about the impact of developing a balanced mind, that would contribute to living a peaceful life. “Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it’s very difficult to empathize across a moral divide.”[1]The big divide we are experiencing in the church today is the division…
By: Dan Kreiss on May 23, 2018
Bruce Main is the founder and president of Urban Promise, a ministry to the city of Camden NJ one of the poorest and most violent cities in the US. It is located in the wealthiest state in the US and only a 10 minute drive from Moorestown, consistently voted one of the best residential communities…
By: Mike on May 23, 2018
Jackie Pullinger’s Chasing the Dragon is an inspiring mission focused reality-based book that shows the miraculous faith and obedience of one woman who the Holy Spirit called and led into the least reached and hard to reach places behind the Walled City of Hong Kong’s drug infested underworld. I connected immediately with Pullinger’s ministry of…
By: Mark Petersen on May 23, 2018
Thirty years after my first reading, I re-read Jackie Pullinger’s classic memoir, Chasing the Dragon, with a mixture of nostalgia and a bit of jadedness. The nostalgia took me back to those heady days of charismatic renewal and an outpouring of His Spirit, gifts that shape me still. The jadedness, it must be said, comes…
By: Greg on May 22, 2018
Jackie Pullinger, author of Chasing Dragons1, gave her life in service of the Lord working, living, and struggling with those many would consider beyond hope in the slums of Hong Kong. In this book, we journeyed with her through her calling, denials from other organizations, the perceptions of other missionaries of a single woman, and…
By: Stu Cocanougher on May 20, 2018
Here is my PLDP Prezi
By: Chip Stapleton on May 20, 2018
ed. note: the above (and below) picture/quotes are found at the beginning of ‘part 2: the Solution’ When I saw the name of the book we were assigned for this week, I have to admit that I actually laughed out loud. Nothing against William Bridges, and his book, Managing Transitions, but as one of…
By: Lynda Gittens on May 19, 2018
IN HIM
By: Christal Jenkins Tanks on May 19, 2018
There is two words that come to my mind and begin with the same two letters—Change and Chaos. That pretty much sums up my life in a nutshell. Chaos is something I have definitely felt in this season of my life. It seems a though some of the change I am experiencing in my life…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on May 19, 2018
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By: Kristin Hamilton on May 18, 2018
“When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.” – Mae West[1] My first work experience with organizational change and transition came when I was a brand new government employee at the age of 21. We were told there would be a major reorganization (forever nicknamed THE…
By: Katy Drage Lines on May 17, 2018
By mid-August, nothing looks better to an eight-month pregnant woman than a window air-conditioner. Lugging a waddling body up a hill in 90% humidity, the cool apartment seems like heaven. While the first sign of pregnancy seemed like a celebration, by the eighth month, you just want to get that damn thing out. “I’m so…
By: Stu Cocanougher on May 17, 2018
I grew up in a small town of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. We had one elementary school and one high school. Just as I became a preteen, Mt. Juliet grew enough that they built a separate Junior High School. As Nashville experienced rapid growth in the 1990s and beyond, my hometown changed to become a trendy…
By: Jim Sabella on May 17, 2018
Change is inevitable! In the time it takes for me to type this sentence things have already changed. For one, there are 18 words on this page that didn’t exist before. Now there’s 34. I know this is an oversimplification of an important reality, but it does illustrate how no thing, and therefore nothing ever…
By: Jennifer Dean-Hill on May 16, 2018
As a therapist, the predominate diagnosis I treat with my clients is adjustment disorder, with or without anxiety, or depression. This disorder is due to an individual enduring a major life stressor, everything from a death of a pet to the loss of a family member, marriage, or job, and are experiencing a difficult time…
By: Mary Walker on May 16, 2018
“Not in his goals but in his transitions man is great.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson William Bridges’ work has guided thousands of individuals and organizations through the transition process that accompanies change. Bridges was (he died in 2013) considered a preeminent authority on change and transition and transformed the way people think about change. His…
By: Lynda Gittens on May 16, 2018
http://www.strategies-for-managing-change.com/william-bridges.html CHANGE IS COMING!!! This book, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, focuses on the leadership of an organization and how they approach sharing the decision of the change with those affected by the change. With many companies merging, downsizing, in bankruptcy, or closing this book would be a great asset for…
