They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Mark 4:18-19 (ESV) I'm aware of the deception, but I make no effort to resist....
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more lessons from basketball camp
She was a rising third grader back then when she signed up for her first basketball camp at school. Back when she considered giving up. Now Grace is a rising sixth grader with three years of practice and games under her belt. She's signed up for a week of...
how to be happy: declare yourself bankrupt
Our pastor tells a story about how France’s King Louis XIV planned his own farewell extravaganza. He left instructions that at his funeral service, the Notre Dame cathedral would remain dark except for a single candle above his golden coffin, the candle placed...
when you’re worried about your appearance
I’m pretty sure my wedding dress is still in there--though I can’t be totally sure since I haven’t opened that box since the cleaners sealed it in 1971. They buried my husband’s grandmother in hers. If I passed on today, there’s not a chance they’d be able to...
the path to freedom
I sit in quiet and wait. Though I've been nagging God for answers and insight,...
a world of wonder, and a fragrance of redemption
The air breathes cool through the open window, wafts past the “clean...
things my mother never taught me
One day I’m going to write a book, my adult son Casey tells me. It’s going to...
when fear rises
I wake with a headache and a stiff neck. I shiver in the breeze of the...
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