I heard a new part of the story last week. A part I had never heard before. It’s an old story – probably not particularly interesting to anyone but the two involved. It began on a high school band bus four decades ago… I was really too young to be there. I was only in the 7th grade. We had…
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Suffering. A word we don’t like. A word we don’t want to experience. For the Christian, a word that can challenge our faith. The dictionary defines it as the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. It is… …Ugly. …Painful. …Gut-wrenching. …Life-altering. It brings questions… If you are really God why don’t you answer this? If you…
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The first time I walked into Whole Foods Market, I felt overwhelmed. The colors and smells were intense. Fresh salmon from the fish counter mixed with the smell of the fresh berries displayed just inside the door. Row upon row of red, green, orange and yellow vegetables lined the wall. A woman was passing out samples of crackers with some…
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Well over a decade ago, four precious friends taught me a lesson. We were in Phoenix, at a conference, and they noticed that I wasn’t being very kind to myself. I routinely made disparaging comments about what I was doing. Positive about every one else, it was only me that I struggled with. All that week they worked with me…
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It was such a beautiful day outside I decided to spend it at…THE GROCERY STORE. Technically, it wasn’t my first choice for a day trip, but grocery shopping was long overdue. We were out of almost everything – no fruit, no salad fixins, no chips & hummus, no fresh veggies to munch on. We had a couple of avocados left…
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