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Continue reading →: What do you do when it all seems to be for nothing?Fear can strangle you. Lies can put you in real danger. Truth can be a hurricane sweeping through and flattening everything you’ve worked to build. And you can be so overcome with the shadow of death that you stop bagging your tomatoes in the produce section and grind your teeth…
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Continue reading →: Free Printable Prayers for Children and TeensTake the 8 Powerful Prayers To Pray Over Your Children with you in your purse or Bible. Stick them to your mirror, or lay them beside your bed. Use these scriptures and prayers as a guide and inspiration to pray for your children wherever you are. Click on the image…
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8 Powerful Prayers To Pray Over Your Child or Teen
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Continue reading →: 8 Powerful Prayers To Pray Over Your Child or TeenAs a Christian parent, my greatest desire is for my children to trust and follow Jesus. I want good things for them, but the world is full of frightening possibilities that threaten my kids’ faith and future. Maybe like me, you find yourself overwhelmed with concern for your kids and…
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Continue reading →: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
I saw his determined face on every screen, today. I wonder if I have a clue. I’m far removed from dark scars on backs, and Souls that bellowed gospel songs in groans. I have no idea how it feels to be beaten for drinking from the “whites only” fountain. I…
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What I wrote in 2021 and what I dream about writing in 2022
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Continue reading →: What I wrote in 2021 and what I dream about writing in 2022I spent the morning thinking about what I value. I asked myself what the why is behind what I write. I came to the conclusion that I value peace in relationships, overcoming conflict and trouble and helping others overcome conflict and trouble. I value honoring the Imago Dei in people…
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Continue reading →: Redemption is better than resolutionEvery year we resolve to do better. To loose weight. To exercise more. To use less screens and get outside more. And I love this time of year. I love the idea of fresh starts and clean slates, as though magically when the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve,…
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Continue reading →: A Long Repentance In The Same DirectionEugene Peterson’s A Long Obedience In The Same Direction, is a favorite of mine. The title has served as sort of mantra for me over the years. But today, thinking and talking to God as I do my errands, it hit me that a better motto for my life may…
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Continue reading →: Learning to garden: A repentance from lazinessA couple weeks ago, while listening to Wendell Berry, I decided to stop waiting for the ideal situation and start planting a garden. I’ve realized something about myself since that day. I like to do simple things. Tasks that require hands on practice. And not much research or technical skill.…
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Continue reading →: The gift of conversation between generationsWhen I was little, pre-school, I would hop off the wooden pews every Sunday to make my way over to the place where Clarice Lemley sat. Clarice, was in my mind, exactly Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith show. She was plump and grey headed and wore flowered dresses. And…
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Continue reading →: How one American suburbanite is trying to foster a healthy local economy
This is my neighborhood. We are people trying to get away from the city just enough to escape the rules and regulations, but not so much that we have drive too far to get to Target. We’re American consumers, blue-collar workers, homemakers, nurses, police officers, small business owners, veterans and…
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