Not Alone

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Resurrection Sunday. It doesn’t get any sweeter than this day in terms of worship. Without it, Christmas – the celebration of Jesus’ birth – bears little meaning and absolutely no hope. For believers, Jesus’ death and resurrection are the game changers. And rejoicing with others whose lives have been redeemed…
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Blessing Delayed…Perfectly

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We don’t wait well. Waiting does not fit neatly within mankind’s nature. As our society becomes more and more technically advanced, waiting seems almost intolerable. We want faster internet, door-to-door delivery (overnight, please), and every annoyance resolved within our set and acceptable timelines. Time can be our enemy. By focusing…
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Singing in the Rain

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I recently noticed several Facebook posts announcing that certain website users, friends of mine, are bailing out, leaving the site, because of the vitriol – angry and divisive posts – regarding the current Supreme Court Justice debacle. I totally understand. I have not watched the news for weeks. The other…
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Becoming Mary

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 By nature, I’m a Martha. You know the story, right? Jesus visits the home of sisters Martha and Mary. Mary sits at the feet of Jesus and listens as He speaks while Martha busies herself with the tasks of hosting and grows frustrated that her sister is not helping. Expressing…
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Identity

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Do you like “Long Lost Family”? It is one of my favorite television shows. The show documents the search for birth parents by individuals given up for adoption thirty, forty, maybe fifty years earlier. Sometimes it’s the birth parents who are searching for their offspring, having had to make that…
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Doubters

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All of us were doubters at one point. Our paths to faith are varied, yet all were directed by our sovereign Lord. Some of us are natural skeptics. I know I am. I felt right at home when I lived in the “Show-Me State” for 13 years. I rarely believe…
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Truly Alive

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I am still pondering Easter, or as I prefer to call it – Resurrection Sunday. Its advent always places me in a deeply contemplative mode. How can it not? It happens every spring. If we listen carefully, we can hear “there is hope” in the gentle breezes. There are signs…
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Moved

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It’s been months since I’ve written. I just haven’t felt moved to do so. Normally there’s a stirring, some issue that grips me. That has not been the case – until yesterday. The last several months have been emotional ones for our nation. There are strong feelings about the outcome…
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Help Me Understand

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 The following stats left me bewildered:              Eighty-two percent (82%) of those polled believe that “God helps those who help themselves” is found in Scripture;              Twelve percent (12%) believe Joan of Arc is a biblical figure;              Fifty percent (50%) of high school seniors believe that Sodom and Gomorrah…
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Facebook Jesus

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Maybe you have guessed from the title what I plan to address in this blog. Maybe I will step on your toes. But write I must. We have all seen them, those Facebook posts where we are urged to “type amen” lest we miss out on financial reward or other…
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