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  • Oh, the Things I Would Do, If I Didn’t Have You!
    Thursday, February 3rd, 2011     Lori Roeleveld     2 Comments

    When the going gets tough, the tough often take it out on those closest to them. That’s not the saying? My bad. It is, however, the truth. Sometimes we Christians start to think we’re pretty cool. We’re grooving along with God, we’ve got our devotional rhythm down to a science. We’re showing up at church, …[ read more ]

  • Hopping the First Flight Out of Egypt
    Monday, January 31st, 2011     Lori Roeleveld     3 Comments

    I’m not an expert in end times prophecy and don’t pretend to have any inside scoop on interpreting world events in that regard. However, As a lifelong student of the Bible, I can tell you this – it’s always significant if masses of people are taking flight out of Egypt. Egypt is mentioned in over …[ read more ]

  • Are You in Good Hands When Mayhem Strikes?
    Wednesday, January 26th, 2011     Lori Roeleveld     Start the Conversation

    Mayhem has struck my household. Not the Allstate commercial guy but his real life counterpart. Not as funny as the ads, I must say. Since January 1, I’ve experienced everything from home loss to major career change to auto breakdown, unexpected health issues, blizzards, overflowing sinks from clogged plumbing, family drama and more. It seems …[ read more ]

  • There Should Be More Weeping
    Saturday, January 22nd, 2011     Lori Roeleveld     18 Comments

    It’s not a political issue for me – really. Whatever that means. It’s a source of unspeakable sadness. To appreciate how I feel, you must know that I’ve grown up through the sixties, seventies, eighties, and nineties. I was there for the dawning of the age of Aquarius when all the long- haired, tie-dyed promises …[ read more ]

  • Things God Doesn’t Care About
    Tuesday, January 18th, 2011     Lori Roeleveld     3 Comments

    Things God doesn’t care about: My physical and emotional comfort My schedule My preference for predictability My need to know My concern for what others think of me My expectations My fear of anything My mood My desire for an easy life (or week or day) My sense of personal fulfillment in the exercise of …[ read more ]