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She stands on the thin, white carpet, anxiously waiting to salute the judges and begin a routine she has undoubtedly practiced well over a thousand times. She seems stiff, a fleshly statue under an enormous amount of stress and I find myself hoping she won't crumble...
Her name tag reads “Colleen.” She wears blue scrubs, and the embroidered patch on her shirt reads “Eye Surgery…Something.” She sits still, bent to the side a tad with right elbow leaning on the chair arm, palm on cheek. She’s crossed right knee over left and...
I’ve long been impressed by the power of the shortest verse in the Bible. “Jesus wept.” – John 11:35 The verse has been in many sermons over the years. Every time I’ve heard the verse used it was in the context of showing Jesus’ humanity and that it shows He knew pain...
God has some wild imagination. Just picture those hapless Israelites, out whining in the wilderness about what’s for dinner. In comes the Provider, sprinkles some wafer-honey-like-matter all over their neighborhood, calls it “manna,” and tells them to gather away. But...
The streetlamp outside the bedroom window casts a gentle glow about the room...
I sleepily rise and pour the coffee into my cup. It's an earlier morning than...
Editor's Note: Read part one of this story... how to love the ones who don’t...
I brew a cup of Darjeeling, then slather a toasted sourdough English muffin...
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