The Christian Walk

I don't know what part of the country you are living in but here in CA we are experiencing lots of rain. My father in law who lives in the U.K. said that its really bad there- snow, freezing temperatures and closed roads. I actually like the rain this time of year. I just want to get cozy by the fire and bake some Christmas cookies! I was reading the Bible Bus today and it was the passage of Haggai about how God actually withheld the rain because his people were not doing what he desired them to do. He says; "consider your ways. You have sown much and harvested little. You eat, but never have enough; you drink, but never have your fill, you clothe yourselves but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes."And I have called for a draught on the land and the hills, the grain, new wine, the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and on all their labors." (Haggai 1:5-6 & 11)Have you ever felt like you were just...

Is anything to hard for the Lord? (Genesis 18:14) This Christmas season we are reminded of the precious birth of Jesus. It still amazes me that the God of the universe choose to come down to earth in such a humble way to save us. In times past I have doubted his love but he has proved me wrong again and again- Christmas is always a reminder. When he is silent, or I am suffering or waiting for His word- I am reminded that He paid it all- on the cross at Calvary. This is the incredible depth of his love. In that manger was the precious Son of God- he is the most precious gift anyone could ever receive. For the past several years (always around Christmas)God has told me that He does the impossible. This past Sunday at church we listened to the account of Mary being told that she would conceive; " Then the angel said to her, do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call his name Jesus. He will...

In my ethics class our assignment was to interview three therapists and ask them this question: "If you were counseling someone and they disclosed to you that they had HIV and they have not told their partner, what would you do?" All three of my respondents said that they had a duty to warn and that they would tell the partner. The psychologist I interviewed said that she would tell her client that if he didn't tell his partner- she would. Of course she would try and encourage him to do it- she even said that she would make the therapy session free if he brought his partner in. Anyway after all this research on the subject I found out that we could get into trouble if we warn the client. The law in CA isn't' clear in this case but there is a good probability that if the therapist breaks confidentiality- the therapist could suffer the consequences. My professor stated that we can't break confidentiality in this case. Don't you hate it when someone tells you...