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You will be Permanently Excluded, Uninvited, Left Out.
We can be stubborn about receiving truth we don’t want to hear. Doctors must tell surviving family, “You’re loved one has died.” Avoiding euphemisms is crucial because in the moment, the mind grasps at any heartbeat of hope. Presenting a vague truth is cruel and delays acceptance of what is real. Jesus-followers must speak truth. …[ read more ]
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Disaster, Disease, and the Dow – Is this the End? It May Be.
Of course, we’re asking the question. I mean, some of us are too sophisticated to ask it aloud. It’s not like this is our first round of natural disasters, viral pandemics, and societal upheaval. Seriously, we survived the sixties, Vietnam, H1N1, 9/11 and it’s not like we’re in the midst of WWI or II. We’re …[ read more ]
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Baby on the Way!
I remember several distinct moments from my first pregnancy. Watching the stick change color one month after my wedding was a moment of mixed emotion. I wanted children, desperately, but this was not the plan – not yet. This baby was not coming on my timing and I thought I had a plan. I thought …[ read more ]