History, Real Life, and Faith
In the traditional Evangelical thought on prayer, you can receive one of three answers from God: Yes, no, or wait. We all love the answer “yes,” because that means God agrees with us. We may not be so keen on the answer, “no,” but we can, sort of, live with the disappointment. Hey, it’s a straight answer right? But that…
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I’ve become a seeing eye person. Our dog Suzie is blind. It apparently came on relatively quickly and now she cannot see a thing. I say apparently, because while I certainly noticed things were not normal, I hadn’t a clue Suzie couldn’t see me until she started knocking her snout into the wall and bumping into the furniture. When I…
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The Scriptures tell us a good name is to be desired. They talk about the importance of a good reputation, and we’re warned in the epistles that we will be judged by our fruit. I’ve been pondering these ideas all week as I’ve grappled with a thwarted reputation. My Facebook account was hacked by an Imposter who went to all…
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Passing the torch to the next generation is important when you’ve got kids involved. My adorable grandchildren are here for a visit and while it’s certainly a privilege to have them, it’s also sobering me during a curious time in my life. I’m teaching in the book of Psalms this quarter and I’ve noticed how often generations, descendants, and other…
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A fun Valentine’s Day with a group of widows
Alas, this is not my title, but that of my favorite memoir, Carlos Eire‘s Waiting for Snow in Havana, which won the National Book Award in 2005. A rollicking Latin story of growing up prior to Castro taking power in Cuba, this memoir made me laugh, despair, rejoice and savor my own freedom here in the good ole USA. I’ve…
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