by Rebecca van Noppen | Aug 9, 2018 | Articles
It is time we steward and take care of the people, the relationships, the work, the land, the environment, the family, the faith community, and the villages that have shaped our existence. Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, once said we...
by Rebecca van Noppen | Aug 2, 2018 | Articles |
My only interaction with thoughts on stewardship came from my upbringing at church and hearing church sermons. I related the word to taking care of the earth – based on the book of Genesis – and giving money to the church, based on what, I am not sure. The...
by Rebecca van Noppen | Jan 26, 2018 | Articles
You may be having one of those “country song” days: your wife has left you, the tires are flat, there’s no heat in the house, and the dog has died. Okay, maybe it is not that bad, but it may be one of those days. Discouragement and despair are knocking repeatedly at...
by Rebecca van Noppen | Jan 4, 2018 | Articles
Change is upon us, whether we like it or not: kids grow up, parents age, our boss leaves, new laws are made. The list of changes facing us each day in our personal and professional lives can be endless, especially with the economic uncertainty at play in our nation....