Rare Faith Blog

By Linda Knudsen

Facing the Saboteur

"What makes you think you're smart enough to write an article? No one wants to listen to you."
A hushed voice whispers coolly from the shadows. It’s powerful—dre...

I recently had someone ask me to promote their cause. It looked fantastic—creative, fun, and uplifting—but something about it just didn’t sit right with me. And honestly, I think you’ll find the story...

By James Chase

The Law of Relativity teaches that “there is nothing essentially good or bad until we relate it to something else.”
That might sound strange at first—how can something be neither good ...

By James Chase

When I first learned about the Laws of the Universe, the Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy was the one that gave me the most heartburn.

“Perpetual transmutation”? I had never h...

By James Chase

I teach classes on public speaking, and one of the most important success principles I emphasize is the Law of Cause and Effect. If a speaker wants to be truly effective, understanding...

By Dr. James B. Chase Jr. EdD

The Law of Polarity teaches that everything has an opposite: hot/cold, high/low, light/dark, good/bad.

Let’s take hot and cold as an example. Hot exists on one end of t...

By James Chase

In high school, I couldn’t stand science. I’d roll my eyes and think, “What am I going to use this for?” Little did I know that, forty years later, I’d be bringing it up in conversatio...

By James Chase

Have you ever wanted to become a public speaker? Reaching the point where you feel both comfortable and excited in front of an audience doesn’t usually happen overnight—it’s a journey,...

By James Chase

As we move through life, we all experience highs and lows. We have good days and bad days. We celebrate wins, and we face setbacks.

This is exactly what the Law of Rhythm teaches us. ...

By Angie Kleven

Las Vegas is an amazing place to homeschool. For those seeking social interaction, parent mentoring and support, and clubs or classes for their children, there’s no shortage of oppor...

By Linda Knudsen

I’m lying on my bed, tears flowing freely, my heart heavy as my mind replays every challenge. No matter how hard I try, I just can’t shake this feeling.

With everything I’ve learned...

By Angie Kleven 

Sometimes the most effective lessons we ever learn come from our mistakes. Once we have moved on, we gain the ability to look back and clearly see our errors. Such clarity helps us c...

By Angie Kleven

There has always been a great debate about what truly constitutes truth. History shows that the search for it has sparked countless social and spiritual awakenings. When truth is fou...

By Angie Kleven

In Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, there’s a passage that quite literally changed the way I think. It reads:

"The psychologist tell us of a state, in which the affectio...

Push the Staples "Easy" button and it says, "THAT was easy!"
Read on to find out why I chose that image for this article.

Let me tell you a little story:

A few years ago, my husband and I hit a majo...

By Angie Kleven

It had been a long, grueling day—and it promised to be an even longer night. I stared at the stack of medical records on my desk, all needing to be transcribed by dawn. My energy had...

By Angie Kleven

Early in the morning on November 28, 1998, two of my sisters were killed in a rollover car accident on Interstate 80, just outside of Rawlins, Wyoming. Jennie was just days away from ...

By Angie Kleven

The beginning of December 2004 found me and my three young children without a single penny to our name. In just one day, our entire income vanished. It was an incredibly difficult tim...