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We Are the Fragrance of Christ
There was a trellis of honeysuckle by the front door of my childhood home. Over the years its sweet fragrance came to represent the safety and unconditional love I knew waited for me when I crossed over the threshold. Conversely, to this day the odor of coconut and brown sugar remind me of a box book report gone bad…
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The Ministry of Silence
…A time to keep silent and a time to speak. Ecclesiastes 3:7 She never said a word yet the way she ministered to me spoke volumes into my pain and devastation. We had just gotten home from the hospital after the stillbirth of our second child when a friend dropped a gift bag at our door. She didn’t ask…
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Mommy Marathon
You’ve washed the dishes, folded the clothes, and changed the baby at least 29 times. You’ve cooked breakfast, made lunches, and found junior’s lost shoe. Grab your backbag. Grab your lunch. Car line one and car line two. Rush hour traffic, rush hour traffic. Gotta get to work, please move. Then there’s ball practice, piano lessons, and don’t forget…
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The Purpose of Our Passions
When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 Have you ever been so moved by something that it permeated every area of your life? Every thought, every decision, every action was filtered through this passion? This is not the passion of a…
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I Am The Lord’s Servant
This is a rewrite of a post I published almost eight years ago. As I was listening to Mary Did You Know by Mark Lowry the other day, I was again struck by the knowledge that Mary’s message in the recounting of Jesus’ birth is just as relevant today as it was for her so very long ago. Listen…
