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Harder and Easier
“The Christian way is different: harder and easier,” C.S. Lewis once wrote. I understand the wisdom in that statement. Someday in heaven, I hope to thank him for all his wonderful works, but most importantly for this one profound observation. In my mind, I see it as simple but hard. For those who do not…
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A Time to Wait, I Do Not Want To
Recently I wanted to embark on a journey I thought was a nudge from the Holy Spirit. It is sometimes hard to tell, because I am one of those people who keeps looking for assurance and reassurance that it is truly God’s prompting and not an ego stroke from this Satan soaked world boosting my…
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Grace Not Amazing Without Practice
One of my employees was talking about his son’s piano practice and how he believes it is important for his team to follow the same concept. It got me thinking. In almost every area of our lives we repeat to build muscle memory, gain strength, learn, and improve our skills. The same is true for…
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Make It Your Mission to Write
I hope I do not date myself when I talk about how much I love libraries. They are wonderful, especially the old cathedral style libraries with high ceilings that smell like books, have large wooden tables, and are so quiet that a pencil dropped far away can be heard. There is something about the wealth…
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Clean Hearts Love Wicked Hearts
I am sure many of you already figured this out. This may simply be me arriving late to the party, but when I was reading John 2:25 recently it struck me that very early in His ministry, Jesus already knew exactly what He was dealing with. Contrast that with us. When we jump into a…
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At Least No One is Trying to Kill Me (That I know of)
I am having a choppy start to the day. My Holy Hour this morning was disrupted by vet visits and work issues demanding immediate attention. The old secular me would look forward to the day ending with a tall glass of wine. The new me is looking forward to finding Jesus in the painful, stressful…
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The Garden is Full
When God created Eden, He filled the garden with all kinds of trees. Even though the description is not exhaustive, it is enough to paint a picture of a beautiful, inviting, healthy, and prosperous garden. In my mind’s eye, I see a green, peaceful, abundant world where nothing is scarce and joy abounds. “The Lord…
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How did you make it to Heaven?
Here is another story about one of my dogs. My dogs never moved since they came home as twelve week old puppies. So when we moved, the Lab took a while to adjust. While she loved the grass, she hated being away from people. She would wander around panting and searching for us. We created…
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Blessed is the One Who Trusts
The trust gauge. I am not sure this matters as much as I think it does, but I get curious about it once in a while. Am I trusting God enough? I wonder. And I wonder if God feels the way we feel when we see lack of trust in a child’s eyes, or when…
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A Girl, Her Journal, and Answered Prayers
I missed my appointment with my journal yesterday. Something was nagging me to write and so I sat with my journal last night. My usual rhythm is an early morning prayer and Scripture reading, followed by journaling, which I then convert into a digital format. It is a nice finish to what I call my…