To enjoy art, whether it is on canvas, in fabric (such as a quilt) or even in people who are in process, we do better to step back a bit and look at the overview, not the fine details. When we do that, it is much easier to see the beauty that is there. The [...]
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A few years ago, I learned a new way God uses our brokenness. He uses our brokenness to develop community! How can that be? A few years ago, I went through a period where my seizure disorder bloomed from an occasional early morning break-through seizure every 7-10 years, to monthly and even weekly seizures at all times [...]
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Today, I was reading an article in “World” magazine. It was about a woman named Amy Sherman. She is a woman with a Ph.D. in economic development from University of VA. She was asked if she could choose between spending the rest of her career helping people understand the complexities of economic theory, where would [...]
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Often, one of the benefits of getting together on Sundays as believers is for the encouragement of one another. Today I was encouraged by the example of someone. He has no idea he did of course! I know a little of his story, not much, but I’ll tell you what I know. Since I had [...]
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I am full! (at the end of a meal) You are full of it! (yes, it is a cleaned up version of other expressions, but still…) I am full of love/joy/grief… The gas tank is full. (and the wallet is empty!) Sometimes full means something wonderful and happy. Sometimes something uncomfortable. Sometimes something that can’t [...]
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