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Living and Growing: Be a blessing
Years ago, I learned a great acronym, B.L.E.S.S. “B” stands for “Begin with Prayer.” “L” stands for “Listen.”…
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Living and Growing: Your room is waiting
Thursday, May 9, is a very special day. Although most calendars don’t note it, it is one of…
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Living and Growing: Twisting Scripture to suit themselves
Ever wonder why so many different people say so many different things about what the Bible means? You…
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Living and Growing: Embracing progress while honoring Our roots
I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the…
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Living and Growing: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
Ever have to say goodbye unexpectedly? A car accident, a drug overdose, shooting or sudden infant death syndrome?…
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Living and Growing: A Scotsman who inspired spiritual leaders with writings about God’s unconditional love for all
“I know nothing that gives me such a feeling of spiritual healing, of being washed, as to read…
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Living and Growing: Embracing the messiness of transformation — lessons from spring’s break up
Spring has sprung — officially at least. With the arrival of the spring equinox on Tuesday, people around…
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Living and Growing: The beauty of brokeness
Panicked, I feverishly wandered into my mother’s sewing room looking for her. I could not find her, but…
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Living and Growing: Thoughts of jellyfish during time of holy mystery of death and resurrection
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things…
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Living and growing: A word for your year
I recently read an article by Emily Linder who wrote an article entitled “New Year, New Word” for…
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Living and Growing: The passion of Christ
As an admitted word geek I often find the origin of English words to be fascinating. Take the…
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Living and Growing: The Christian season of Lent
This week began the Christian celebration of Lent. Lent is typically a time when people give up or…
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Living and Growing: How well have you loved lately?
Patient: Waiting without getting irritated in the car, waiting for family to get out of the house, when…
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Living and Growing: Rethinking Hell?
Does a merciful God really torture unbelievers, forever? Now, more than ever, more people reject God. One reason…
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Living and Growing: Struggles with this dark, wintry season will pass
January is my least favorite month of the year, it feels like an eternity of darkness, snow, and…
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Living and Growing: The Bread of Life
John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes…
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Living and Growing: Resolving to live in ‘Silent Night’ candlelight for 2024
I’m giving up exclamation points for New Year’s; 2024 will be the year of non-inflammatory statements.
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Living and Growing: Don’t shun politics because of negative partisanship; promote unity and justice
I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the…