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Be the One Grateful Leper
One of God’s chief complaints against the Israelites, besides their unfaithfulness in serving idols, was their ingratitude. Listing things for which we’re grateful in the days leading up to Thanksgiving has become part tradition, part cliché. It’s not hard to make a list what’s hard is cultivating a grateful heart full of contentment that can …[ read more ]
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Avoiding the Scale at the Holidays (or How to Get Really, Really Fat for Christmas)
Weighing in. Stepping on the scale. Facing the number between our feet. Tough stuff. Do you ever avoid the scale? Do you ever hesitate to face the judgment of that dispassionate instrument on the bathroom floor? It doesn’t hear excuses. It won’t forgive little slips. It doesn’t care about the situation, the stress, your story, …[ read more ]