Julie’s Jar, “A Welcoming Word”
~A Welcoming Word~ How do most people find FCC Pomona for the first time? Over 90% of first time visitors find us on the internet. Many of them are looking
Continue readingJulie’s Jar, “What Is The Opposite of Presence?”
What is the opposite of presence? Christian writer John O’Donohue writes that the opposite of presence is not absence. Absence leaves a feeling of longing, an energy that lingers for
Continue readingJulie’s Jar, “Women’s Convocation Reflection”
~Women’s Convocation Reflection~ I attended the Women’s Convocation of the Pacific Southwest Region with Ginger Eckeard and Julie Zivnak. The Hispanic Convencion and African American Convocation and NAPAD women’s organizations
Continue readingJulie’s Jar, “Everything Does NOT Happen For A Reason”
~Everything Does NOT Happen For A Reason~ When I hear someone say, “Everything happens for a reason,” what he or she often means is, “Everything happens for a divine reason.”
Continue readingJulie’s Jar, “Holy Adventure”
~Holy Adventure~ Today is Monday, January 25. Tomorrow Mike and I leave for Cuba. There will be no telephone calls, no texting and no email. By the time you read
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