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Assessments

I got reprimanded at the Y today. I just hate being told I’m not allowed to do what I am doing, particularly by someone I don’t know and...

The Prince of Peace

We went to the Alliance Theater yesterday, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, to see a performance by high school students who...

The Disruption of Redemption

What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have...

God’s Kingdom Come

I got an iphone for Christmas and must admit, it is really cool. It is so user friendly and easy to use. They truly designed it with an...

The Plight of the Orphan

The adoption community that I am experiencing might be a perfect micro-picture of Christian believers everywhere. It is made up of...

One of Us

As I’ve been thinking even more about this egocentric determination of comfort among other people, I’ve been struck with not only how...

The Discomfort of Birthing Love

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the...

Fear and Faith

It seems that it is embedded in my thinking that fear is opposed to faith and faith is opposed to fear and ne’er the two shall meet. The...

Restless

So, it turns out that not taking the cough medicine with the word “narcotic” in the packet information was not a good decision tonight. ...

The Magic of Christmas

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will...

The Adopted Stray

But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have...

Fig Leaves

My heart has wandered off from the Gospel, subtly and surely, over the past months. How do I know? For one, I see my sin a great deal...

Measuring Worth

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare...

And Wonders of His Love

Last night as we were singing this Christmas song, the final words we sang (because we don’t always know all the words to the songs we...

Nothing Will Be Impossible

And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child...

Objects in Motion

If you ever spin really fast for a long enough time that you get dizzy, lying down does not immediately return your equilibrium. In...

Attachment

In the midst of our sheet rock dust, no closet hanging rods or shelves yet only two rooms with doors “excitement”, our kind and gracious...

Community, the Church

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. Romans...

Normal Life

I have found myself repeatedly saying that I’m ready to get back to “normal life”. My days being so consumed with painting, trips to...

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