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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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Who Am I When My Body Fails Me – Part 6: Someone Who Empties Herself
“Who am I when my body fails me?” This is a question we must face when injury or illness takes its toll on our lives. How do we respond to physical, mental, emotional stresses? How do we view God when … Continue reading
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Tagged letting go, surrender
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Buying $3 Worth of God
I was hopscotching through some of my early posts the other day when I found this quote: “I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough … Continue reading
A Lesson from a Hallmark Movie
This blog hosts more than 800 posts, so occasionally I plan a “re-run.” This post was first published on Nov. 14, 2016. I think that as another tumultuous year winds down, it is a blessing to watch a movie in … Continue reading
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Tagged Hallmark movies, surrender, The Christmas Ornament
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Living the Serenity Prayer – Trust and Surrender
The Serenity Prayer has a long and rather mysterious history. The first three lines were made popular by Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 -1971), as part of a 1934 lecture. The modern prayer is several lines longer. In 1941, the prayer was noticed … Continue reading
We Surrender to Win – Guest Post
This is a guest post. The writer wishes to remain anonymous. I grew up in a family where it was considered important to always “be right;” we were often corrected for any mistakes in speech or behavior. This bred a strong … Continue reading
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Tagged control, surrender, The Twelve Steps
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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
Emptying Ourselves
Sometimes life is a boxing match. The jabs, the right hook, the sucker punch all take their toll, but then comes the unexpected knock-out punch. And we go down. Recently the punches have just kept on coming in my life and … Continue reading
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Tagged humility, kenosis, self-renunciation, surrender
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