We have recently celebrated Holy Week with its tragic Friday event and the victorious Resurrection Sunday. But the day in the middle – the silent Saturday – lives on in many of our lives. It must have been the darkest day for those early believers. Their Savior was dead and the resurrection was only a […]
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When security officials train employees for active shooter situations, they present three options: Run – get out of the building and run away – fast Hide – blockade the door to your room and hide inside Fight – if you cannot run or hide, be prepared to disarm, injure or kill the shooter Unfortunately in
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She seems more content now with her life in assisted living, but the contentment itself tears her farther away from family. Have I mentioned how much I hate Alzheimer’s? Several weeks ago, I drove 250 miles to be with family – a precious time with siblings, extended family at a reunion and quality time with
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It takes a while to stop spinning. Like a tire with loosened lug nuts, the wheel spinning around its axis, the transition from full-time ministry into semi-retirement spins. The slowing down requires intentional rest. To be intentionally still – listening for God or just sitting in the sunshine causes a need for reboot. How can
A few weeks ago, I met another one – an injured saint completely exhausted from serving God and others. These wounded warriors seem to surface everywhere I go: former staff from a well-known nonprofit who are expected to pray 24/7 until they drop. Missionaries fatigued from the struggle of cross cultural shock, language study and
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Legalism douses us with lies but faith reaches out for God’s love.
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What if God is always reaching out to us, to give a hug or stroke a fevered forehead?
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I can no longer hang on to a dream I cannot produce.
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Can we not realize how much alike we are – a blog ob needy and messy humanity who just want to be understood and loved?
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True beauty begins inside the soul and no matter what happens in the aging process – that beauty cannot be destroyed.
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