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For LOVE of the WORD

A Tradition Worth Keeping

Posted on December 31, 2018

A three-tiered platter filled with treats isn’t really designed for a two-person party, but we’re using it nonetheless this New Year’s Eve. It was supposed to be part of a new holiday tradition in our house, but things didn’t turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessing, Christmas, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Wanted: One Trumpet

Posted on July 11, 2018

Much of my world right now is midsummer green—a jungle of tomato plants, a row of towering sunflowers, a trellis overrun by cucumber vines, and chicken wire covered with sprouting beans and peas. There is the promise of fresh produce … Continue reading →

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“We’ve Had the Better.”

Posted on May 27, 2018

My dad and I stood at the double doors to the sanctuary, waiting for twelve bells to chime and the doors to swing open. Looking at me, he said, “I’ve waited a long time for this day,” and I said, … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage, Tributes, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

The Blessing of Being in Need

Posted on January 2, 2018

“We might be in trouble” are not words you want to hear when it’s -12 degrees outside and you have 125 miles of desolate highway between you and home. It was New Year’s Eve, and we were finally on the … Continue reading →

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The Value of a Brick

Posted on December 20, 2017

In one of my moves since amassing a library, my sister hefted a box across the room and asked, “What’s in here?! Bricks??” I think the answer to her question with respect to that particular box was “no,” but she … Continue reading →

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A Desperate Faith

Posted on July 17, 2017

Two years ago this week, I drove across the country to a start a new life in an act of desperate faith that was probably more desperate than faith. My reason for moving was that it was the only door … Continue reading →

Posted in Pain, Transitions | 6 Comments

The Kind of Teaching We Need Most

Posted on December 19, 2016

I posted these thoughts three years ago, but they came to mind again yesterday during carol-singing at church, and I realized anew how much I am in need of this kind of teaching: While most churches don’t crack open hymnals … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Teaching, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

The Sky Is Falling (a.k.a. Election 2016)

Posted on November 8, 2016

(Excerpted from Story of God Bible Commentary, Daniel, pp 58-59) The message of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream that God is the one true king is as relevant in the twenty-first century as it was when Nebuchadnezzar caught a glimpse of the ages … Continue reading →

Posted in Daniel 1, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Good and “More Good”

Posted on October 14, 2016

Tomorrow morning, I will enjoy the luxury of no alarm clock. It’s Saturday. At some sleepy point, I’ll hear one of the happiest wake-up calls in the world—the coffee maker. It will finish spewing and brewing, and my husband will … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessing, Pain, Singleness, Transitions, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Whoo-hoo!!

Posted on October 6, 2016

I’ve been absent all year (for reasons I’ll post about another day), but today is an easy post. The FedEx man just left a gift on my doorstep: (I assure you that even though this blog is stuck somewhere in … Continue reading →

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