“Daddy, wear your Dr. Pepper shirt today!” My thirteen-year old son finds delight in father and son wearing matching t-shirts. The last couple of years, we made several trips to Kohls and picked out identical
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Shed happens
Yes, shed happens. As anyone who wears black pants near my khaki-colored dog can attest. This time of year, she isn’t the only one depositing tufts of fur. All along our favorite hiking trails are
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The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 NLT A shelter can be a welcome sight—and it often was for me. The Appalachian Trail—which extends from Springer Mountain, Georgia,
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I got back into prison this week. It had been six months since my last visit. The new warden required an overhaul of all volunteer gate clearance procedure. Bureaucratic nightmare is the appropriate shorthand for
Read moreHow Much is That Cobra In the Window? – Unintentional Consequences and What You Need To Know About Them
by Jean Wilund India had a cobra problem. As in – they had way too many cobras. Fortunately, they also had a solution. If only they had stopped to think through their solution. How Much
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Unbuckle the ancestors bring the garden indoors. Let them see what we’ve done with the place. The windows are stained, pews padded, statues reformed, doors bulletproofed. The baptismal font sucks plastic from the ocean and
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When did we stop being kind? Social media has removed kindness from us. Too many folks feel that, since they are not face-to-face with someone, they can say anything they want. And occasionally that brazenness
Read moreGod’s Faithfulness: Gentle on my Mind
The message is evident. God is gentle on our mind. It’s everywhere. In our world. In the past and present. Giving thanks falls short when God is forgotten. God’s people have a history of waning.
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Do you know what your “hot buttons” are? Almost everyone has at least one. That one topic or phrase that causes your blood pressure to rise and your mouth to engage before your brain. Even
Read moreThe Space Between (sometimes moving forward seems impossible)
Sometimes when I walk through hard things, I have a picture in my mind of what I’m learning and how I’m growing. Sometimes I can even see a path clear through to the end. Other
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