Practical Faith in everyday life.

Experiencing Change and Transformation

Posted on July 18, 2011April 16, 2018 by Michael Rose

Change seems to a part of life, and anyone who is experiencing change can attest it is not always easy. I was surprised to learn the trauma to us psychologically from a planned change can be as challenging as an unplanned one! Change, planned or otherwise, may involve a deliberate choice or often we…

Humility in a Status Chasing World

Posted on June 29, 2011February 17, 2016 by Michael Rose

Somewhere during my formative years I came to believe that humility was the rejection of the reality that some things I did, I did well. To accept any praise or even to share a strength or a talent was considered boastful and full of pride. As such, I grew up feeling just as bad about…

Prelude to Deeper Life: Vulnerability

Posted on June 25, 2011January 18, 2015 by Michael Rose

From my personal blog: LivingLoved-blog.com I find myself continuing to reflect on vulnerability. Earlier this week I asked some friends for their thoughts about what vulnerability is and these are a few of their responses: leaving your emotional/physical/mental well being open to growth as well as pain Dropping your protective walls… leaving oneself open to…

Deeper Life: Vulnerability

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Michael Rose

It is true of most human beings – to be loved, to be accepted as they are, and yet nothing is as elusive. To be loved and accepted to the degree requires vulnerability and any one who has risked beyond the superficiality of the masks we use to conceal our true selves knows it can…

Discovering Life through Failure

Posted on June 17, 2011November 1, 2018 by Michael Rose

The Take-Away: “It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.It’s not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound reinvention. . . . Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The…

Small things with Great Love

Posted on May 23, 2011July 14, 2022 by Michael Rose

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. No rain in more than a month, the crops were dying, and the cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone and this dry season would bankrupt several farmers before it was through. One day while I was in the kitchen…

Does Self-awareness make us Prideful?

Posted on May 19, 2011September 13, 2016 by Michael Rose

How we respond to God and others is greatly impacted by how we see ourselves. Often folks misunderstand the idea of self-awareness. They mistakenly believe self-awareness to be self-centred, selfish and arrogant. Healthy self-awareness is something quite different.I remember the first time I heard the concept of self-awareness. From my fundi-evangelical worldview, it brought up…

Knowing: Reason and Wonder

Posted on May 19, 2011February 4, 2021 by Michael Rose

“The stirring in our hearts when watching the star studded sky is something no language can declare. What smites us with unquenchable amazement is not that which we can grasp and are able to convey but that which lies within our reach but beyond our grasp – the ineffable.”* I remember first hearing about the…

Help Stop the Spread of the Email Insanity

Posted on May 13, 2011May 31, 2013 by Michael Rose

Some days I want to declare email bankruptcy! I was recently swallowed up by a series of epic emails as a part of a conversation regarding a Board I serve on. It was a 5 way conversation with everyone “reply all”ing and it was pure cyber mayhem! We have since reformed our email etiquette…

When a Sparrow Falls – An Allegory of Failure & Hope

Posted on May 10, 2011August 31, 2016 by Michael Rose

Not even a sparrow, worth only half a penny, can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. Mt 10:29 Once upon a time a Momma bird hatched new baby sparrows. One sparrow was bigger and stronger than the other sparrows of the nest. With time, he grew faster, grew grander than his nest…