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When completing a census form or a job application, we’re often asked our marital status, and given choices of Single, Married, Divorced or Widowed. An individual who experienced divorce many years ago, and has not married again, feels compelled to label … Continue reading
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I hugged my two youngest daughters good-bye, and kissed them each. Then, I turned quickly to leave, before they could see the tears in my eyes. Driving away from their mother’s house, the tears spilled down my cheeks. A few … Continue reading
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Sweat poured down my face and every muscle quivered with exhaustion as I strained to push the bicycle pedal down one more time…then shifted to push the other pedal down yet again. Twenty miles into a 26 mile mountain bike trek … Continue reading
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I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. (John … Continue reading
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I sat huddled at my desk, face pressed into palms supported by elbows propped on desktop, staring into the darkness of my own hands…feeling the darkness pressing in from all sides. The work day was ended. It was time to … Continue reading
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An afternoon of sun and surf, between business meetings. A refreshing treat for a married couple from a land-locked state. Smelling the fragrance of lilacs and chrysanthemums. Feeling damp sand between toes. Tasting the splash of salt. Listening to the … Continue reading
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“If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:31-32) I love a good allegory! Something about a brief fictional story can … Continue reading
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And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” (Luke 22:41-42) Jesus … Continue reading
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Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve … Continue reading
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Early one Saturday morning, in July of 2010, Sherri and I were driving west on Interstate 30, somewhere between Texarkana and Sulphur Springs. We were both looking forward to a stress-free weekend visiting family near Dallas. As Sherri dozed in … Continue reading