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One of Karen's favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). We pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
The Power of One
One of the MacArthur Foundation’s latest genius grants has been awarded to Rebecca Richards-Kortum, a professor at Rice University who has co-founded a hands-on engineering training program which challenges undergraduates to solve medical problems in the developing world. The grant … Continue reading
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Tagged MacArthur Genius grants, medical devices, Rebecca Richards - Kortum. Malawi
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Redemption?
It is 3:03 A.M. Several minutes ago, I was jolted awake by a dream which I remember in vivid detail. The dream involves two young black men, Krishaun Branch and Robert Henderson. Their difficult, but successful, struggles to leave the … Continue reading
Lament for the Children
Why, O God? What about the children? Sweet child in a red shirt, blue shorts, brown sandals lovingly fastened by his mother, (dark hair carefully combed by the waves) lies in lapping water on an ocean shore far from home. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aleppo, children in war, migrants
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Going Deeper with God – God Thinks Twice ( Exodus 32: 1-14 – Part 2)
Eugene Peterson’s book “Eat this Book” teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. Below is part 2 of … Continue reading
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Tagged Exodus 32, Jesus prayer in Gethsemane, Moses, the golden calf, the prayer that saves a people
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My Once-in-a-Lifetime Life – The Hymnal
“My Once-in-a-Lifetime Life” is a series of occasional blogs written by Joy in reflecting on her time as a Christian missionary with three young children in the mid-2000’s. This post recalls the creation of a hymnbook which becomes a lesson … Continue reading
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Tagged American missionary in Sicily, church hymnal, church in Sicily
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From My Reading
“I must confess to you in all honesty that for me God is and has always been absolute mystery. I do not understand what God is; no one can. We have intimations, inklings; we make faltering, inadequate attempts to put … Continue reading
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Tagged God as Mystery, Mature Spirituality
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Going Deeper with God – Making our Own gods (Part 1)
Eugene Peterson’s book “Eat this Book” teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. Our Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. This well -known story of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron and the Golden Calf, Donald Trump, Exodus 31: 1-10, Moses, wandering from God
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“Do Not Quarrel with Your Lot in Life”
“Do not quarrel with your lot in life. Do not complain of its never-ceasing cares, its petty environment, the vexations you have to stand, the small and sordid souls you have to live and work with. Above all, do not resent … Continue reading
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Tagged gratitude, Henry Drummond, letting go, quarreling
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