The four of us siblings always had a place at the family table. Even as adults, we were welcomed, no matter what storms were brewing in the family. This sense of belonging was a truth we could rely on, a testament to our parents’ unconditional love for us. Josh McDowell’s definition of knowing truth is […]
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Why does the Christmas story cause such discord? So what a baby was born in a barn, receiving shepherds and gifts from affluent eastern visitors. Jesus grew up in poverty with the stigma of being an illegitimate child of an adulterous woman. His stories were filled with instructions to humbly care for others, forgive, and
Three-week-old kid goats, Maggie and Chocolate, butt heads during the day, but as dusk falls, they warm one another. Separation as they play causes one to cry to the other for protection. Watching them reunite makes me smile. Why does behavior that seems intuitive to baby goats not come naturally to humans? How do we
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WHY???? Why persist in valuing one people-group over another as if their ideas and beliefs are more valuable? We are all the same blood, created in the image of God, for the same purpose. If you believe that statement, then you should take to heart this – As Joshua approached the city of Jericho, he looked
Infected with Covid-19, nursing her newborn and battling accusing voices in her head, Lilly tearfully sank to her knees. “God, I can’t do this anymore,” she cried. As a child, Lilly knew the goodness and forgiveness of God. She spent her adult life flirting with sexual promiscuity, the occult, and disrespect of caring authority figures.
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This unkind visitor showed up unannounced, no tweet, message, phone call or e-mail. Temperature 102.5, muscle aches, sinus congestion tormenting my body, allowing me little sleep despite the pain and fever relievers. Through the long hours and days of the flu, I rested in God’s presence and comfort a whole lot more than when I’m
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My assignment was to teach Lucy how to monitor her heart rate. I quickly learned the true assignment was teaching Lucy how to tame the lion chasing her heart. Symptoms of anxiety, weakness and dizziness alarmed Lucy. She drove herself to the local hospital emergency room. Atrial fibrillation, an irregular and often rapid heart rate
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Each painful step up the stairs and into my home was a reminder of better things to come. My early morning scamper down 4 flights of stairs almost ended in a fall as my foot caught the carpet. I righted myself and recognized prideful thoughts in my head saying, “You certainly are quite agile for
