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A New Look at Creation
“This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'" // John 1:15 I must admit that...
Show Me the Truth, Don't Tell Me It
"Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?" At that time Jesus cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted...
First Say No
I remember when my parents decided to start tithing in our church. I remember it clearly because they increased our allowance slightly as well and suggested that we give a...
Finding Our Way Back to the Path
I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the needs of the individual across the table from me. I had thus far succeeded in shutting out the sounds...
What's Your Role in the Circumstances?
Did he just honk at me? I glanced over my shoulder to see a middle-aged man waving his hands impatiently and pointing at my husband’s truck. I took a deep...
Our Friends, the Angels
“Just ignore her talk about angels and everything. She is sort of weird.” That is the only comment about angels I remember hearing as a child; I sort of lumped...
For the World's Sorrows
My heart ached for them. A family I loved was fractured and breaking under weight of personal sin. My job was simply to love them through it. I couldn’t fix...
The More We Love
The sparse hospice room was lit with filtered light, and the hall was empty. There was only the sound of the shallow breath of my loved one laying near, his...
Reconciliation Can Be Found
I was shaking with self-righteous furry as I looked at the text thread. Did he really just say that? How could a grown man put those words together in a...
Wondrous Deeds for You
A friend told my husband that we had changed. He didn’t say it as though it was a good thing. Since my conversion we had become "too religious." I think...
Jesus Said It Three Times
Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. Jesus says this three times in today’s Gospel, Matthew 10:24-33. When Jesus says things once we should listen....
Remain Hopeful and Be Encouraged
Many years ago, someone close to me was involved in a serious car accident. It changed her life dramatically as she suffered a closed-head injury as well as other serious...