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Changes
The times they are a changing. Familiar words to an old song. Didn’t like them when I first heard them, don’t like them now. I am...
The Five-Second Rule
You have probably heard about the “five-second rule,” which basically says that if you pick up food that you dropped on the floor...
Beyond Change
God’s goal in saving us is total transformation. He is not interested in incremental improvement, changing a few habits, or smoothing...
Baby Steps to Listening
This business of being still is hard. I find it easy to crash with a blanket and a cup of coffee, but not to be still. I can...
Stop Practicing Witchcraft
Witchcraft. I am an old lady and was always taught as a child that witchcraft was evil. If you practiced witchcraft, when you died,...
Emergency Fund
About two years into our marriage, we were refinancing our home. The day of the refinancing, I received a call from the bank saying...
Who is Leading You?
Have you ever ended up somewhere and wondered when you got there, "How? How did I end up here?" Or when you went to get something out...
Reasons for Rejoicing
I am currently reading a book by Dutch Sheets called “The Pleasure of His Company – A Journey to Intimate Friendship with God”. One...
Faith & Imagination
Why is it so hard to remember heaven? Maybe… …because my planner looks like Arabic that went through the blender. …because the...