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To Love is to Risk Losing
My son-in-law has a new motorcycle. My husband repaired someone’s roof this week – in 90-degree heat – alone. My brother had a stroke. My father was just released from the hospital with more tests to come. To love is to risk losing. To love is to be vulnerable to other people’s choices. To love …[ read more ]
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Having Dinner with Whores
The teenager from my Sunday School class came to me on the sly. “Mrs. Roeleveld, I have a problem.” I braced myself. I’d been here before. Or so, I thought. “What’s going on?” I asked. “I can’t possibly be a Christian.” This was different. “Why do you think that?” I asked. Her eyes welled with …[ read more ]
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Winning the Battle, Losing the War, Missing the Point Entirely
I’m not taking sides. Well, not with this post. I just think that the presidential debates make a great illustration. According to the spin after the last two events, President Obama “out-debated” Mitt Romney and, according to professional observers, he “won both debates.” But following each debate, the polls have grown in favor of Mitt …[ read more ]