G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.“ During this time of enforced self-isolation, searching my bookshelves to find one of my books, bought and as yet unread, relegated to dusty shelves, I ran across a book subtitled, “Four Who Wrote in […]
Tag: CJ Austin
A Word About Anxiety
Living in globally unprecedented times has wrought worldwide disastrous statistics regarding anxiety, depression and suicide, bringing heavy hearts to those of us in the “helping professions.” DefinitionAnxiety is generally described as feeling worried, nervous, unease; usually because of an upcoming event or uncertain outcome. This is a normal emotion, it is your brain’s way of […]
Unfinished Story
If you are expecting a nice story about obstacles overcome, complete with a sugar-coated ending, you will be sorely disappointed. This is a story about real life, the life that I suspect many of you are living, the happy ending still elusive. “The life unexamined is the life not worth living,” somebody famous once said. […]
View From Behind Lead Editor for Life Thoughts Today: Christian News Compilation, I am CJ Austin, retired professor, presenter, published, graded too many papers, chaired doctoral dissertations, published newsletter for small organizations, helped start a publishing company, help people get published, etc. You will learn more about me as I share in “Testimonies.” Formatting, editing […]
