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Forget About the New Year – That’s Not the Main Story for 2016
Too often we are solely fascinated by the new . . . new year, new leaf, new resolution. Our inner perfectionist loves the unmarked journal, the unblemished calendar, the pristine white of the first snow. We’re drawn to the new because, much as a recent amputee senses a phantom limb, we imagine that through the …[ read more ]
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It’s All Ruined
One simple sentence makes my stomach knot every time I hear it or think it. This sentence has the power to send worlds into a tailspin, emotions into a downward spiral, and faith into bankruptcy. It’s a short sentence with ancient origins. It was likely uttered for the first time at the dawn of creation …[ read more ]
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Are You Starting Over Again and Again and Again?
Ahhh, the illusion of starting over. This week, I’ve had to rebuild my social network by starting a new profile on Facebook. It’s an inconvenient but minor experience of starting over. I’ve had bigger experiences of beginning again, as have many others. College. Graduation. Moving. New church. New friends. New job. No job. New marriage. …[ read more ]
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We’ve All Been to Chappaquiddick
Another well-known public figure dies and once again, God reminds us why He alone is qualified to judge a life. I do not know the state of Senator Ted Kennedy’s soul. It is not my place to know nor is it my desire to speculate. The reporting on his life, however, can serve as a …[ read more ]