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What To Do When Doubt Takes Over
We know him as the man who declared he wasn’t worthy to untie Jesus’ sandals. But he was also the man who grew unsure if the Person who walked in those sandals was the One.
In Christian circles, we’re well versed with “Doubting Thomas,” the disciple who was AWOL when Jesus appeared after the resurrection. But ...
Be Someone’s “Insurance Agent”
A few days ago, our friends from church who now live in another town met with an automobile accident. By God’s grace, their injuries were minimal but the wife was admitted to a hospital close to our home.
When we visited Sarah (name changed) at the hospital, I was surprised to see another acquaintance, a quiet ...
Progress Over Perfection. But…
Happy New Year, friends!
I recently celebrated 44 circuits around the sun but I’m not yet “over the hill” when it comes to setting new year goals. Every year, I launch into January with fresh hopes and dreams. Inevitably, a few weeks into the regular routine, some freshness starts to wilt like the leafy greens I ...
Hope Came Down For The Helpless
As part of our family’s tradition of watching Christmas movies during the holidays, this year we chanced upon (i.e. Netflix strongly “suggested”), “Spirited” starring Will Farrell and Ryan Reynolds.
(If you haven’t watched the movie yet, be warned, there may be spoilers up ahead.)
The movie is a musical reimagining of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas ...
God Doesn’t Look For This – An Advent Meditation
Back in my teen years, I wanted to be a captain. Not the captain of a ship. Nor of a football team. But the captain of a house. Let me explain.
At my high school, the entire student body was divvied into four teams that we called “houses.” Each house had a captain and vice-captain. These ...
A is for Apple…and Advent
“I don’t have a snack today because my mom didn’t have money to buy me anything,” she says with a brave smile. She tries her best to sound nonchalant about the fact that while the other kids eat their cookies and fruit, she won’t have anything to munch on.
I think about my overstuffed shelves jammed ...
When You Don’t Feel Like Being Thankful
The other day, I threw an epic fit. I let my two sort-of-stunned teenage kids “have it” for several reasons, some being legit things that needed correction and others being things that bubbled to the surface because I was having a mommy meltdown.
One of the things that I probably didn’t need to rant and rave ...
Your Imperfect Story Can Speak Volumes
Incidental.
That word has an undeniably Hollywood blockbuster ring to it. (Don’t think so? Read this in your best movie trailer voice: “Incidentals, Coming to theaters, Summer 2023.” Told ya.)
But other than sounding like a movie title, the word usually connotes something which is non-essential or minor or inconsequential to the overall scheme of things.
If we ...
The Odd Prescription For Self-Limiting Beliefs
If you feel like a fraud at your workplace, if you believe you don’t deserve your job title, if you wonder when your colleagues will discover that you’re massively incapable and wholly incompetent, then guess what? You’re in good company. That self-assured lady at Starbucks sipping her non-fat Cortado as she clicks and clacks away ...
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