Category: scripture
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› Read more: A Declaration of Dependence
A Declaration of Dependence
I am incredibly grateful for and deeply benefit from the Declaration of Independence penned by Thomas Jefferson; however, my soul…
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› Read more: The Best Ten Minutes of My Week
The Best Ten Minutes of My Week
Scott Van Pelt does a segment on his sportscasting show called “The Best Thing I Saw Today.” If I were…
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› Read more: Let Loneliness Lead You to the Faithful Friend
Let Loneliness Lead You to the Faithful Friend
Underneath the noisy newsfeeds and behind the flowery photo opps with lovely lattes, many women are living what Thoreau called…
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› Read more: The Inflation We Tend to Encourage
The Inflation We Tend to Encourage
I’m not usually one to keep up with economic trends like inflation, largely because I don’t fully understand it. However,…
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› Read more: When Fiction Strengthens Faith: Willa Cather and Love for the Local
When Fiction Strengthens Faith: Willa Cather and Love for the Local
We live in Southern California. My driver’s license and return address stamp have told me so for more than a…
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› Read more: Baseball & Broken Plans
Baseball & Broken Plans
Real talk: our youngest who breathes baseball did not make the All-Star team. In the grand scheme of things, this…
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› Read more: On Sloppy Soldiering
On Sloppy Soldiering
While nothing about my life or personality screams soldier, the Bible is replete with images of Christians as soldiers. As…
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› Read more: The Habits of Hope
The Habits of Hope
Everyone knew where to find them. After all, they had been daily perched in their particular haunts for hope with…
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› Read more: Inscape in an Escapist World
Inscape in an Escapist World
Our newsfeeds, both the ones in our minds and the real ones that capture our attention, constantly bid us to…
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› Read more: Spiritual Angioplasty
Spiritual Angioplasty
I came into this week thinking it would be a normal one. But as I sit here on my couch…
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