Rare Faith Blog

By Mark Andrew Beach

So for those of us who are hanging out in the confusion of whether you should even consider wealth as a part of your life, my purpose in this article is to emphasize today that i...

By Mark Andrew Beach

The first step in developing a giving heart is learning to give without expecting anything in return. If we give with strings attached—whether it's hoping for recognition, recipr...

By Robyn Young

I have a favorite poem:

Give thanks for dirty dishes,
They have a tale to tell.
While other folks go hungry,
We're eating very well.
With health and home and happiness,
We shouldn't want

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By Mark Andrew Beach

I remember in the seventh grade my science teacher lecturing us that, "to every action in the universe, there is an equal and opposite reaction." This is the scientist's way of d...

By Robyn Young

"Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth ...

By Mark Andrew Beach

Man-made laws are made up by people to elicit desired behaviors from others. Because they are capricious in nature, they may or may not be enforceable or enforced. When man-made ...

I don’t know her real name; she went by “Cinnamon.” She was a red-headed freckle-faced camp counselor when I was only twelve. Our days were filled with powerful motivational talks from the most popula...

Even a laundry room catastrophe can teach a valuable life lesson.

When my oldest son was seventeen, he was assigned to handle the family laundry for an entire week.

Now, with nine people in the hous...

A throwback journal entry from 2010:

At about 9 pm there was a knock at my door.

My dog immediately erupted into his deep and threatening 'woofing', so I opened the door to see who would stop by at ...

We all wish life could be a little easier sometimes: peaceful, tranquil, smooth.  I know - I've felt that way.

But the last time I found myself in the middle of a turbulent, disruptive, high-pressure...