The Consilium Blog
Learning to Walk with a Limp
At twenty-two, my oldest daughter, Kimberly, suffered a rare complication of Juvenile Diabetes, and a muscle in her left leg had to be removed. It left one leg shorter than the other and caused her to walk with a limp for the rest of her life. But that limp didn't...
To Journal or Not to Journal?
It's hard. It's hard to clear my mind from all the noise and distractions of my everyday life. I go behind closed doors to pray, commune with God and listen to His Word, but thoughts bombard me. They won't go away. How can I cultivate a quiet mind to hear God speak? I...
Our Words Are Windows
The words I had written were windows to my soul.
The Consilium Podcast with Kate Battistelli
You might have heard of the Grammy and Dove Award winner Francesca Battistelli, but have you heard of her amazing mother?
On the Podcast today we have the honor of talking with Kate Battistelli – a blogger, published author, foodie and a retired Broadway actress. Kate,toured for 2 1/2 years in the Broadway National Tour of The King and I playing Anna opposite the legendary Yul Brynner as the King and it’s where she met her amazing husband.
He Turns My Pleas to Praise
He Turns My Pleas to Praise When I am... Angry Consumed with grief Caught up in sin Discouraged Desperate Dumbfounded Engaged in battle Faithless Fearful Groping for guidance Helpless Hopeless Overwhelmed Panicked Pressed Pressured Stressed Tempted I turn to my...
I Journal Because I Don’t Want To Miss Anything
I wake up early and know He’s waiting for me. I tiptoe down the hall and enter the secret place. What does He have for me today? I take my journal and His Word. I don’t want to miss anything. Jesus is my Teacher and, right now, I'm His student. What will I learn in...
The Consilium Podcast, Episode 8, Julie Hulstein
Today God is redeeming and restoring lives and communities through Vi Bella Jewelry by providing life-changing employment and a framework to share the gospel daily in supportive work centers.
Journaling Love Letters to God
“Letters mingle souls.” —John Donne “You show that you are a letter from Christ…written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” —2 Corinthians 3:3 As a new Christian, though I loved my heavenly...
Unshelving My Purpose After Years of Neglect
When I was a high school freshman, I approached my English teacher, Mrs. Richard. My appetite for words urged me to ask her where I could buy one of the books we used in class—The American Heritage Dictionary. She looked up from the papers she was grading, red pen in...
