Christine Thiele
Christine Thiele is a free lance writer and former professional and volunteer youth minister. She has written for The Journal of Student Ministries and YouthWorker Journal. Along with her writing, Christine is raising her two young sons. She is located in Scottsdale, AZ. Since her husband's death in 2005 from pancreas cancer, her writing has been focused on grief and healing issues.
Blogs by this Blogger
Discernment
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 11/13/2008
How do we find our way through
ministry? How do we find the right mix of experience, wisdom, compassion and
justice? How can we bring God’s Kingdom here to the present, to this moment,...
Taking a breath
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 09/9/2008
Sometimes in ministry we forget
to breathe. We get going, moving, planning and doing and before we know a day is
gone, a week has passed and it’s already next month. It’s so...
Side by Side
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 06/18/2008
Soon I will return to the world
of professional ministry. This is the first time I have worked outside the home
since my husband died. I am filled with anticipation. I am feeling so blessed
...
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- By Christine Thiele
- Published 05/6/2008
My oldest child will turn 10 next
week. He is strong, healthy, faithful, compassionate and happy. He is a
beautiful boy inside and out. Some days I just look at him in amazement and
can...
Searching for normal
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 04/16/2008
Searching for normal...
I’m open to evolving, but
resistant to change. How does that happen? I long to evolve, but fight actually
doing it…
My heart remains open, but
fear...
Ok Lazarus, come on out!
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 03/6/2008
Last Sunday in services, I heard
a familiar story from scripture, the story about the man born blind. In this
Lenten cycle, it reminded me that on the coming Sunday I would here another
familia...
Longing and belonging
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 02/19/2008
Today the sun is hiding in the
sky. It’s not quite as warm as it should be and I miss the warmth of the bright
sun. Maybe later I will feel the warmth again. When someone you love very muc...
It's not a bad life
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 01/20/2008
It’s not a bad life; it’s just
not the life I chose. I am warm, sheltered, loved. I have food on my table, a
car, a laptop. It’s not a bad life. It just depends what view I loo...
Looking Through Despair Toward Hope This Advent
- By Christine Thiele
- Published 12/8/2007
This is my third holiday season
without my husband at my side. His death in spring 2005 still rocks my
recovering world especially in the holiday season. I can still replay our last Christmas togeth...
