Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

This month’s “Can I Be Candid?” is written by Leslie Eichhorn, Writer at NancyHicksLive. Have you ever noticed that sometimes the Christmas you picture in your head is often not the one you experience in real life? Here’s my mental picture of the holidays: the house is festive and bright, the presents are wrapped beautifully,…

This month’s “Can I Be Candid?” is written by Leslie Eichhorn, Writer at NancyHicksLive. Thanksgiving Day is a week away. In the midst of preparing turkey and side dishes and most importantly, pulling my extra-stretchy pants out of my closet, I’m feeling both joy and sadness.  As a child, I celebrated Thanksgiving with my grandparents.…

When our sons, David and Aaron, were eight and ten years old, we were on vacation in Colorado. One day we booked an adventure – white water rafting down the Colorado River.  But that sunny adventure went wrong when our raft capsized and spilled our little family of four, along with our guide, into the…

“Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here…” John 11:21. How do you struggle with your faith? (Notice I didn’t ask IF you struggled.) Martha, speaking here in John’s gospel, was close friends with Jesus. In this verse, she’s perplexed and anguished by His absence when she needed Him most. When her brother,…

Heading to my first day of seminary, I remember I had a meltdown in my driveway. It felt like the first day of kindergarten again. I paused, sitting in my car. “Lord, I’m scared. I haven’t been to school in twenty years. What if I can’t do this?” In my spirit, I sensed God: Honey,…

Meet the mothers on our team!  This Mother’s Day, I thought it would be nice to introduce you to the moms on our team and ask a couple of questions regarding motherhood. Here’s what they said… Carolyn Robbins  Director Human Resources/Community Engagement Q. How many children and what are their ages? A.  My husband and…

This time last year, our family – Cam, David, Aaron, Rachel and I – celebrated a Seder meal the Saturday night before Easter. Rachel, who is Jewish and a follower of Jesus as the Christ, led us. A Seder is the commemorative Passover meal, which includes readings, storytelling, singing and other Passover traditions. David sat…

My friends, this is huge: Relevant Magazine published my article! I appreciate their work so much because they take the things of God and make them, well, relevant. And this is always – always – our ministry’s aim, too.  If you have been alienated or felt misunderstood especially by your Christian community, please take time…

How are those masks working for you? And I’m not talking about your COVID masks. No matter where you are regarding policy, no one likes masks! And yet, we’re all masking in some areas of our lives. Think about it: When was the last time someone said something about you, and you knew it was…