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The Steps that Led Me to Murder
Sometimes we think we’re so righteous. Sometimes we think there are things we wouldn’t do. But often it’s not because we’re so good that we don’t yield to more temptation but because our experiences are so limited, so sheltered, so privileged. I thought about that the day I tried to kill our lizards. One of …[ read more ]
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Changing Paper Towels for God
“I don’t get you at all.” The gentleman remarked to me. “You have more joy than you have a right to! Sometimes, it kind of ticks me off because I just don’t get it.” It sounds like he was being rude to me but I knew he was honestly baffled. I work a part-time job …[ read more ]
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Airborne Threats to the Troops – True Weapons of Mass Destruction
Every war has them. The voices on the radio. Velvet vipers, serpent sirens worming their way into the minds of soldiers far from home, filling their thoughts with lies and enough half-truths to be truly dangerous. Different names for different wars. Tokyo Rose. Hanoi Hannah. Axis Sally. Luring soldiers to them with music from home, …[ read more ]
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I Would Like You to Meet My Invisible Friend
When my daughter was very young, she had an invisible friend. He was a penguin and his name was Louie. My husband traveled frequently and Hannah’s creative, imaginative way of coping was Louie. Louie’s chief occupation, it seemed, was annoying Hannah’s older brother. Wherever Zack wanted to sit, Louie was already sitting and Zack was …[ read more ]
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How I Escaped Cheapside and Changed My Stars
Sometimes I forget I can change. Does that ever happen to you? There are times I feel stuck, trapped, in bondage to a pattern or a circumstance or a habit and I’m tempted to despair or to give up hope. Does that ever happen to you? Then, God uses something to remind me of the …[ read more ]