Reflecting on this, I had a thought that was revelatory for me: Forgiveness brings healing; it does not undo what happened.
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Reflecting on this, I had a thought that was revelatory for me: Forgiveness brings healing; it does not undo what happened.
Read moreI’m not going to say, I have good news and bad news, since that’s not true. But I am going to share good news and God news. And this particular news piece features an extraordinary
Read moreWise instruction from unchanging truths? Poetic verse and metaphor have a way of piquing my brain. Warnings and instructions. Adventures or tragedies. I want to dig deeper. Learn more. They’re like ghost stories without the
Read moreIt was not a new joke. And it was not funny the first 400 times I heard it. Then one day, years later, the unthinkable happened.
Read moreLearning and page-turning… I remember when my husband and I played board games with our sons and how there were many routes to the Candy Land or Monopoly finish line. They all chose their individual
Read moreEvery year I endure the same trauma at my doctor’s office—the drawing of blood. Why, traumatic? The answer lies in the words of a lab tech during one visit. “Your veins are itty bitty, Mrs.
Read moreOh, how the Father loves us… I love you, Father, for all that you are. You’re the scent of my favorite Flower—Winter’s first snow. You’re a bird’s song in spring and summer’s warm water. The
Read morebefore you start thinking this is just another cute puppy story, let me stop you right there. During this valentine’s season when so much attention is placed on the emotion of love, let me suggest we place some attention on the practicality of love.
Read moreAlong the narrow way I’ve often wondered about God’s idea of love and how the essence of the meaning might differ from my own. I mean, how can we love the Lord with all our
Read moreLet God be God! We just embarked on a brand new year. Besides parties, fireworks, and count downs to midnight, the term “brand-new” conjures up all kinds of hopes and dreams. Although a new year
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