Month: March 2018
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› Read more: The Goat Gatherer
The Goat Gatherer
Every year, around Easter I get to thinking about the Day of Atonement described in detail in Leviticus 16. The…
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› Read more: ________ Friday
________ Friday
We refer to this frightful Friday as Good Friday. Good. When I hear good, I think fine, decent, nondescript. As…
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› Read more: I Thirst
I Thirst
Jesus uttered seven phrases from the Cross. “I thirst” is unique to John’s gospel. As I studied this phrase in…
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› Read more: A Chronicle of Grief
A Chronicle of Grief
Being a mother has completely transformed the way I experience Easter. It has very little to do with hiding the…
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› Read more: The Seder & The Savior
The Seder & The Savior
A few years ago, when my children were three and two years old, I had the brilliant idea of teaching…
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› Read more: A Basketful of Failures
A Basketful of Failures
I love to give gifts. It really is a problem for our budget–just ask my very patient husband. I love…
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› Read more: Scarred, Sacred Head
Scarred, Sacred Head
Every year, as Easter fast approaches and catches me off guard, I attempt to reread George Herbert’s poem The Sacrifice. Every…
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› Read more: Durable Delights
Durable Delights
The fate of most small, plastic toys in this house is the same: first the junk drawer then the trash…
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› Read more: Advertising Adulthood
Advertising Adulthood
The way we talk about adulthood flows directly from how we think about adulthood, and both of these matter significantly,…
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› Read more: The Gift of Powerlessness
The Gift of Powerlessness
For my birthday, my husband got me a new house. Along with that new home, the Lord has given me…
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