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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Those Pesky Questions
“We spend a lot of time and energy raising questions. Is it worth it? It is always good to ask ourselves why we raise a question. Do we want to get useful information? Do we want to show that someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Bread for the Journey, dealing with unanswered questions, Henri Nouwen, questioning God
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Collaborating with God
We were discussing the difficult concept of the will of God. My friend told me about a college student who felt called to be a missionary, but was troubled because she didn’t know if she should serve in India or … Continue reading
Do You Care?
This blog is home to more than 700 posts. Once in a while, I re-blog a post from the past for newer followers. This post, originally published on April 17, 2015, before the founding of Black Lives Matter, reminds us that … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, hypocrisy, incarceration of African Americans
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Praying Big
To my great surprise, I burst into tears while telling my husband about the appointment of “hawkish”John Bolton as the new National Security Adviser. “What are we going to do now!!! How will we survive this?” Used to my complaints … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity Today, Common Sense, Thomas Paine, travailing prayer
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Being an Orphan
This blog is home to more than 730 posts. Once in a while I re-blog a post from the past for my newer readers. This post (slightly revised) was first published on February 13, 2013. A friend wrote me this … Continue reading
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The Gift of Comings and Goings
“It is often in our absence that the Spirit of God manifests itself. . . . . It was only in Jesus’ absence that his friends discovered the full meaning of his presence. . . . When we claim for … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, Henri Nouwen, Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit, the power of my presence
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Instead
“A single word can make a lot of difference. In Isaiah 61: 3, the world instead is repeated three times. Its repetition makes the difference between a life of gloom and a life of joy. . . Instead is a … Continue reading
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