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Mar 17, 2012
Warm
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When the snowfall turned our neighborhood into Narnia, my husband and I put on boots and hats and gloves and scarves, clipped the leash to the dog's collar, and set out for a walk around the... Read More + |
Dec 7, 2011
Struggling to Serve
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About a year ago my husband and I signed up our family of four to deliver Meals on Wheels once every six weeks to elderly residents around town. It seemed like the perfect family volunteer... Read More + |
Sep 30, 2011
No Touchy.
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"No touchy." This phrase from Kuzco, the high-maintenance ruler-turned-llama from Emperor's New Groove, resonates with me. I can't help it. I am a fringe germaphobe, dabbling in the art of... Read More + |
Jun 30, 2011
Not Unless I Have To
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One of my favorite adult-life maxims comes from the end of the parable of the Good Samaritan, where Jesus answers the expert in the law and says, “Go and do likewise.” I know he didn’t (and... Read More + |
Feb 25, 2011
Who Needs You to Go to College?
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Let me make this disclaimer. The question, “Who needs you to go to college?” had no presence on my vocational radar in high school, college, or all the years after until I watched the... Read More + |
Jul 15, 2010
The Brotherhood of the Land
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There is a group of men at our church who mow the grass and consider that to be a sacred calling. Read More + |
May 11, 2010
Rainstorm
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Last night at our house we had a fierce electrical rainstorm. Thunderclaps woke us up. Jagged bolts of lightning exploded and flashed. The driving rain pelted the roof and windows. Then... Read More + |
Mar 24, 2010
Hey, That Wasn’t on My List
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The story of Simon reminds us to cultivate a spirit that is sensitive to the ways of God. We never know when or where we’ll be called into action. Read More + |
Mar 16, 2010
What am I Doing to Serve God?
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I teach in a college and have two grown children. I’m aware of God. I know my Redeemer. I praise him in my daily life because I have to—because I know to. Life has been too difficult to do... Read More + |
Mar 5, 2010
The One Person Who Served Jesus
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While meditating on Mark 14 one morning, I almost fell out of my chair. Read More + |
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Add to the Beauty
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