Tag: Christian
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A Love of Language
I have long loved languages and learning about other cultures. It probably derives from a passion for travel and meeting new people, even in my own neighborhood. It is an active interest in who or what shapes them, how they live, who they are, and who they are becoming. This passion led me to study…
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Kind and Strong
I like the tough-minded, no nonsense, smart woman. She gets things done. She tells it like she sees it. She can help you move mountains when necessary, and there may be times when you are one of those mountains. During these moments, you might even feel like you’ve been run over by a truck after…
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Rightful Fear
As I was walking my dog a few weeks ago, I chose to step off the trail to make room for a couple of kids riding past on bicycles. This is not an unusual occurrence. My dog is cautious of bicycles and will often try to lunge in a fearful aggression which is why I…
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A Lazy Summer Day
This might sound a little odd, but there are two things that I have consistently wanted throughout my life. One is a rocking chair, and the other is a hammock. The desire for other things has come and gone, but the desire for these two things has stubbornly persisted. I think that somehow, they have represented…
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Hiding Out
I see you hiding out there in the grass. Who or what are you hiding from little one? You were so well camouflaged; I nearly missed you as I walked by that evening. It was like you were trying to blend into the grass so as not to be noticed. Why are you hiding out?…
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Choose to Be a Blessing
I am rapidly learning how difficult it is to fully articulate a biblical teaching or even the gospel message in a concise blog. I often feel ill-equipped as I face the blank page. Writer’s block sets in. Insecurities take over. There is so much to learn, and it will be a lifelong pursuit and practice.…
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Let’s Talk About Change
I’ve been thinking a lot about change lately. In general, I like change. I like the adventure of it and exploring the unknown. I love learning new things. I’m not a huge fan of routine, and I get easily bored. During a twenty-year period, I once moved seventeen times between three different states and two…
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Consider Jesus…
The last month or so, my church has been in a teaching series that has been a reflection on some of the older hymns not as commonly sung during Christian worship services anymore. Throughout the series, we have sung contemporary renditions of these same hymns that resonate in the soul with their simplicity and power.…
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Bit and Bridle
“Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.” (Psalm 32:9) Whenever I encounter this verse, it sometimes troubles me because I don’t want to be that person who God has to drag kicking and screaming…
in heartbreak and in hope 