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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
“An Age of Divorce”
This blog now contains more than 600 posts. I am re-posting this blog from April 24, 2016 because the “divorce” Wendell Berry refers to is more painful than ever in 2017. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ “We all come from … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesus, putting divorced things back together, Wendell Berry
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Feeling Special
This blog now contains nearly 600 posts. The following post is from July 7, 2014. I am sharing it again because its message on the old sin of “vainglory” is much-needed in today’s political atmosphere. A few months ago, my … Continue reading
Editing Life
As a writer and a former re-write editor, I have learned the value of editing. I am on the lookout for mistakes in grammar and punctuation as well as the “how-did-that-get-there?!” typos. I ruthlessly eliminate unnecessary words. I aim to … Continue reading
Our Freedom to Choose
This blog now contains over 590 posts. The post below first appeared on June 24, 2015. I am sharing it again because it shows Christians how to learn to live what we say we believe. I knew something was … Continue reading
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Just Ask a Question!
Today my husband shared a story that Hispanic comedian Gabriel Iglesias, better known as Fluffy, told about his appearance in a country in the Middle East. All of his jokes were falling flat. He looked out at the audience more carefully, … Continue reading
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Tagged assuming the worst about people, Fluffy, Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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“Let Us Be Dissatisfied!”
On this inauguration day of our 45th president, these words (courtesy of the Inward/Outward website provided by the Church of the Saviour) by Dr. Martin Luther King are as appropriate as they were in 1967. Let us all pray and work … Continue reading
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Tagged "content of our character", Dr. Martin Luther King, inauguration of the 45th president of U.S., Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Craving Control
This blog now contains over 580 posts. The post below first appeared on September 8 2014. I am sharing it again because it gets at the crux of what it means to surrender to God, something that is crucial in … Continue reading
Taking on a Challenge
This blog is home to more than 570 posts. The post below first appeared on June 30, 2014. I am sharing it again because it gives us wisdom as we face the challenges of 2017. My friends will probably be surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged American Ninja Warrior, Apostle Paul, Pilgrim's Progress, Tough Mudders
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