Month: January 2025
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› Read more: The Weight of a Human Heart
The Weight of a Human Heart
The average weight of an adult human’s heart is only about 11 ounces or 310 grams. That is less than…
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› Read more: The Surprising Relationship Between Courage & Hope
The Surprising Relationship Between Courage & Hope
I don’t consider myself courageous. Courageous people bungee jump or swim with sharks. They enlist in the military and run…
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› Read more: The Purpose of Poetry
The Purpose of Poetry
When it comes to poetry, I read different poets in different seasons for some reason. In winter, I tend to…
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› Read more: On Fires & Forgiveness
On Fires & Forgiveness
As the fires continued to be contained, God is doing a little containment work in my own heart. As people…
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› Read more: A Lesson in Bearing from John Milton
A Lesson in Bearing from John Milton
My sophomore year in high school, our English teacher introduced our class to John Milton’s Paradise Lost. While most people…
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› Read more: On Mountains and Men: Lessons on the Art of Releasing
On Mountains and Men: Lessons on the Art of Releasing
Our family recently took a short trip to the mountains. We booked the cabin, packed the cooler, and planned about…
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› Read more: To Find a Fire Poppy
To Find a Fire Poppy
As the West Coast deals with an unthinkable amount of devastating fires, my heart has been praying for fire poppies,…
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› Read more: Auden, Suffering, and the Savior who Sees
Auden, Suffering, and the Savior who Sees
Suffering is strange. It comes upon us seeming to halt our private worlds while the world around continues to turn.…