Lillee bounces down the aisle and slides into the pew like she comes to this church with us every week. She pulls a hymn book out of the rack. When time comes for the children’s sermon, she beats everyone to the platform steps and takes a seat next to Miss Jeannie,...
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when you find it hard to forgive
When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the wrong which we did to him!” So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father charged before he died, saying, ‘Thus...
on re-learning how to pray
Sitting there in the darkened room while the book study DVD rolled on the screen to my right, I experienced the most jarring realization. We've been doing it all wrong. Since my children were babies, we've practiced the folding of hands for prayers--tucking fingers...
eyes of mercy
The Keurig spills medium roast into my blue "His compassions never fail" mug. I wince because this brew was on sale, and if I'm going to drink coffee at all, I really need to spring for fair trade. I'm pretty sure this isn't. I find the remote hidden under a...
of waterfalls, honey, and mushrooms
The upper falls, they say, is the third largest vertical waterfall east of the...
lessons mom never shared
Storm clouds roll in thick, billowy and dark, blowing small branches and...
a heart set on a different fortune
If you follow Jesus only because he makes life easy now, it will look...
when you’re overcome by noise
The sign read “huzzah & welcome.” We walked through the gate and found...
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