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Good Friday
Post Views = 1095Why do we call it “good” when it showed the worst of humanity, the revenge and the spite and the barbarity? But love drove the spectacle. Mercy propelled him to act. Why do we call it “good’ when it’s full of suffering, the pain and the loss and the death? But solidarity…
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A Reflection on Philippians 4:6-7
Post Views = 1010 Don’t fret or worry. Don’t judge. Don’t just react. Don’t start thinking about worst-case scenarios. Don’t put up walls. Don’t scream and rant. Don’t let your obsessive thoughts take over. Don’t condemn. Instead of worrying, pray. Tell God how you feel. Let God know all about your anxiety, your fears, your stress….
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A Christmas Message
Post Views = 1344Welcome, all wonders in one sight!Eternity shut in a span;Summer in winter; day in night;Heaven in earth, and God in man.Great little one, whose all-embracing birthLifts earth to heaven, stoops heaven to earth. By Richard Crenshaw This moment I have been longing for with great anticipation, is finally here. This is me,…
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The Best Christmas Tradition Ever
Post Views = 1202Recently, I heard my three daughters talking about their excitement about Christmas. These are the things I heard from my 24-year-old, and 23-year-old, and 14-year old. “I love Christmas. It’s my favorite time of the year.” “We’ll be there for Christmas eve and Christmas morning. But our Christmas eve is my favorite…
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Book Review: Last Stop On The Z Train (and other fantastic stories to read while waiting for the train)
Post Views = 1453Stories by Jason Storbakken Paintings by Pairoj Pichetmetakul Like the subtitle suggests, this is a book of individual stories you can read quickly anytime and anywhere, on the subway or on a plane, at the doctor’s office or while waiting for your kid to finish baseball practice, at a stoplight or any…
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The Mystery of Salvation
Post Views = 901We toss around the phrase “you need to be saved.” But what does it really mean? And if we look at the life of Jesus, whom we follow, how did he use it? Who did he praise for their faith? To whom did he proclaim salvation had come? Have we made “being…