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Is God Always the Hard Choice?
It’s One Word Friday! Ok, so I’m not sure how I got there, but after becoming a Christian in my teens, I fell into a default mode that always assumed that God’s will must be the hardest, and most...
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How to Make a Difference Today
I’ve been a little “off” lately. A bit of a cranky pants. And as I examined why, the thing that I noticed was that I’ve really been neglecting the soul rhythm of time in God’s Word. So this morning...
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Hospitality: Ideas For those Who are Hospi-phobic and Those Who are Fearless Too
It’s One Word Friday! Like I wrote recently, part of “Choose Life” means choosing to exercise our gifts. And you’ve got ‘em! You’re talented and capable and you’re gamers. Hospitality seems to be one...
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Failing Lent
How’s Lent been going for you? Me? I’m really terrible at it. My husband majored in Lent, growing up Catholic, but not me. It was never part of our faith tradition, and now it always seems to sneak...
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What to Do on Your Thursday & Friday When You Can’t See Sunday
It’s Thursday morning as I write this. I’m sitting at “my” table at Starbucks, greeting regulars in this coffee community between reading the account of Jesus’ last Thursday before the cross. As I am...
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Re-Writing “Mother’s Day”
Mother’s Day is tricky. Can I get an “amen”?! We all have a mother somewhere, but not every mom is accessible. Not everyone has a relationship with their mom that they feel like celebrating. Not every...
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The Questions of Life and Death
My sister-in-law, Susan is a strong and courageous woman of faith. She read this and asked me to post it in the hopes that it might encourage, comfort, or inspire others. We know that many are walking...
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March Madness
The other day it snowed again. Yes, in case you’ve lost track it’s the end of March. The year we moved to Minnesota there were flurries on May first. This is just so wrong. But we’re a hardy folks up...
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How Do You Choose Life in the Midst of Death?
Friends, I share this in the hopes that it will encourage those of you, in particular, who have dealt with loss this year. Dear Baby David, It’s a lilac-blooming, cut-grass wafting, bike-riding spring...
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The Other “F Word”
Good Morning! I’m taking a little sabbatical this summer, and thought maybe with all tragedies in the world, and “other” bashing, I’d repost a series from several years ago. I pray you are having a...
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