2013-11-15T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/kathe+wunnenberg/ http://faithgateway.com/hopelifters-need-hopelifters-too/ 2013-11-15T06:00:04-05:00 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “How do you fill your pitcher?” I’ll never forget hearing the speaker’s words as she finished pouring water into several glasses and held up an empty pitcher. I could relate to feeling empty after pouring […] http://faithgateway.com/hope-during-unemployment/ 2013-10-04T14:51:53-05:00 I lost my job! I was jolted by my husband’s words. Later that morning when he arrived home, I hugged him, then listened to him share the details of this unexpected happening. His position was eliminated due to budget cuts in defense spending. I encouraged him to take time to grieve the loss of his job. Over the […] http://faithgateway.com/depression-the-lord-is-close-to-the-brokenhearted/ 2013-10-04T14:46:19-05:00 As a principal of a small Christian school, one phenomenon I saw from time to time was “cutting.” Students would cut themselves, not deeply enough to do permanent damage but enough to inflict pain and leave scars. I wondered why students would “cut,” and no amount of discussion would help me understand. Until I experienced depression. A few […] http://faithgateway.com/become-a-hopelifter-with-the-holy-spirit/ 2013-10-04T14:44:03-05:00 With only forty days remaining until my deadline for Hopelifter, I knew the task was humanly impossible to achieve. Life happenings and my overzealous expectations had once again blocked my hope. “God, please help!” I shared my challenge during my weekly phone conversation with my life coach, Anne Denmark. “I’ve lost my joy!” I spewed. […]