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I Know We’re All Tired — But . . .
We’re tired. We. Are. Tired. As if we all have long-Covid, the spiritual edition. 2020 knocked us down. 2021 pummeled us some more. 2022—well, we stopped paying attention, really. We got on with it. You know, our lives. We gathered. We did all the things. Well, not all the things. We aimed at the light …[ read more ]
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When the Church is Weak, Is God Still Strong?
If you haven’t struggled with the happenings of 2020 and now 2021, you haven’t been paying attention. It’s been a rough fourteen months for all of us. And a powerful time of testing for the American church. The Devil’s Schemes When conflict rages, it’s so important for us to remember how our enemy operates (I’m …[ read more ]
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Does This Year Make Me Look Self-Righteous?
Like so many of you, my heart hurts. I’m weary from grief. I’m worn out with change. My heart weeps for everyone facing prolonged separations from dear ones or who buried family without the comfort of a funeral. And for all who celebrated major life passages with modified or delayed celebrations. The thought of a …[ read more ]
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Abuse of Power
Whatever the headlines are on our preferred news stations, I believe there is a single headline about 2020 in heaven and it reads, “Abuse of Power.” I’m not going to be cute with this blog. I’ll cut to the chase. I write for Christians because I love Jesus and I adore His people. There’s nothing …[ read more ]