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Chasing the Wrong Goose
Sometimes I am all wet. I’ve always been skittish around boats and water. I’m not a confident swimmer so that contributes to my nerves. I’ve also always felt awkward and clumsy unlike more graceful, petite friends, so the resulting self-consciousness makes me a serious water hazard. You’ve seen me, or someone like me, trying to …[ read more ]
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The Strange, the Meek, the Inheritors of the World
Some Bible verses are harder to trust than others. Especially when people shoot Christians inside their own houses of worship Especially when it’s natural to want to retaliate, to talk revenge, to plan self-defense Especially when others exploit the grieving moment to spread lies about us, to try to divide, to further their agendas, to …[ read more ]
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Rescued from the Death Grip of a Blankie
We hold onto things. That’s just what we do. As if we fear drowning in the high surf of modern times, we grab whatever floats past on the next wave, the closest current, and hold on as if that is the one thing that can save us. Even if a rescue boat rows near And …[ read more ]
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A Bigger Storm is Coming
Infrastructure. Something we take for granted. Framework. Roads. Wires. Roofs. Foundations. Bridges. Cables and septic systems, furnaces, gas lines, phone lines, levees. Things we don’t consider until they crumble and fail. But when the ground shakes beneath us or the winds swirl above us or the waters rise around us and the rain beats down …[ read more ]