Tag: God
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Never Such Devotion
One has played soccer for years and will play in college; the other has a more dramatic bent and has played soccer on and off for a few years. Friday night they came together, the experienced and the novice, and played on the same team. Working together for a common goal–pun very much intended. The…
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What Do You Fight For?
Photo courtesy of British Library on Unsplash According to the Council on Foreign Relation’s Global Conflict Tracker, there are currently 27 areas of combat around the world. People fighting people. There are many reasons wars are fought–none are helpful for all involved. The desire for power and control, wanting to gain landmass by expanding borders,…
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What Can Possibly Work?
Life is exhausting on any given day. Combine it with unexpected challenges and increased responsibility, it can feel overwhelming. Quitting is never an option. Figuring out how to step up to the increased demands is the task that must be addressed. We’ve had the joy of watching three of our grands over the past week…
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A Most Excellent Adventure
Loss is something that’s part of life. We lose things, relationships end, and people die. Being deprived of the presence of those you love and value is the most challenging of losses. Another dear friend has passed away; grief is such an unwanted visitor. My friend Steve Douglass was an incredible man. When we first…
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What Scares You?
Fall is the time for colors (everywhere but Florida and Arizona, or so it seems), cooler weather (not so much us), and Halloween. A holiday that really isn’t a holiday, it’s believed to have evolved from the Celtic festival of Samhain, where people would wear costumes and light bonfires to ward off ghosts and evil…
Tip of My Iceberg 