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His Ways Are Not My Ways
I turned 13 the same year as Mary Ellen on The Waltons. For whatever reason only a hormonal teenage girl can comprehend, she was convinced she was going to go “crazy” on her thirteenth birthday. Being a hormonal teenage girl myself, I took this to heart so on MY thirteenth birthday I sat on the edge of my bed…
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Our God Inhabits Praise
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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 Perfect Note
For by one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:14 It started out as an innocent flirtation between my husband and I, but ended up so much more. At some point in our marriage, my mom had made the comment that I never did anything wrong growing up, and from time to time…
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Who Does He Say That You Are?
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are…
