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I had the joy of speaking at our little church this past Sunday and, because I got to choose the text, I focused on 1 John 4:7-19. I talked about the love of God that we are made from and for – the love of God that abides in us and invites us to abide in...
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He catapults out of bed in the middle of the night and I hear his bare feet slapping against the hallway’s wooden floor as he hustles through the darkness. All of this comes to me as sleep’s heavy shadow gives way to a dim and growing awareness. Then, he...
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I started painting three years ago because our new-old farm house had large wall spaces; wide, paneled surfaces. I started painting because we couldn’t afford to buy art to hang. Driving home from the grocery store one day with the twins buckled in to...
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(In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing a post on the topic of love each day this week. Today’s post is from fall 2015 and looks at the way love can lead and open doors. When our own love is worn and lacking, we can always lean on the love of...
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He’s tall and burly, like someone who played football in high school. Gray-haired, with some extra weight around the middle, he carries his daughter to school wrapped in a blanket every day through the long winter months. I saw him this morning, as I do...
