Rare Faith Blog

By Jill MacDonald

I look in the mirror and stare into my eyes

It’s so hard to focus, I look away in surprise

Why is it so hard to look myself in the eye?

Is it me that I deny? I really want to com...

By Heather Backman

There’s a phrase that says, “No pain, no gain!” While it’s not my favorite saying, it points to a powerful universal law: without opposition, there can be no contrast—no depth, no ...

By Heather Backman

I didn’t realize at first that my children and I had created a vacuum—a deep, shared desire to find a way to make money that was actually fun. We let that desire work on us until o...

By Heather Backman

“You attract that which you focus on.”

My mom and sisters had been planning a big Hawaii trip for months—maybe even years—to celebrate my sister’s 50th birthday. The timing, howev...

Cristie Gardner has graduated a SECOND time from the Mindset Mastery Course! After completing it the first time in 2015, Cristie repeated the program again to achieve her next-level goals. I just want...

By Cristie Gardner

Working with usually refers to “partnering with.”

The LAW is created by and aligned with God: therefore, working with the Law means partnering with God

In 1988 I was pregnant wit...

By Cristie Gardner

A few years ago, my husband and I traveled to Guatemala to visit my sister and her husband. While we were there, they gave me a gift I treasure deeply: a beautiful necklace with ma...

Here is a student who really battled with her internal dialogue during the Mindset Mastery Course. What I love about this story is the way she dealt with it. Her results reveal what can happen when a ...

Andrea Shelton and I go way back. She and I were in the same congregation at church in 1997 when I called the cops on the kid who broke my broom. Fast forward twenty-plus years, and we've been reunite...

Okay... wow, where do I begin.

I'm about to do a spotlight on someone who has had a huge impact on my world since 2000. This woman showed up when I was seeking answers on how to forgive someone. She ...