There's this conviction that's drilling deep down within me. And it's slow. But it's steady. And it just sinks and settles. And this conviction is that life is a gift—an opportunity. I'm not talking about a wimpish and half-hearted fling-the-dart-towards-the-target...
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On Guilt: "It is about as hard to absolve yourself of your own guilt as it is to sit in your own lap. Wrongdoing sparks guilt sparks wrongdoing ad nauseam, and we all try to disguise the grim process from both ourselves and everybody else. In order to break the...
dream bigger this Christmas!
Just Ask. None of my (suburban, American, well-fed and cared for) grandchildren has ever told me, "I want a rubber band this Christmas." Nor "I asked Santa for a bowl of oatmeal." Nor "I wish for a tube of toothpaste." No. They dream big: They ask for new bicycles...
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I should probably confess that prayer is one of the most difficult of all the means of connecting with God. In fact, right now I prefer to sit in silence than squeeze out a prayer. Wait. Maybe those are one and the same. Maybe. I wrote this in my journal recently:...
the already/not yet of advent
Coming from a church that followed a liturgical calendar, Advent was always a...
[video] defining thankfulness
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa9VS13khLo&w=590]...
complacency and counting your blessings [the heart of thanksliving]
[serialposts]OK, so yesterday I started off by saying that one of the keys to...
contentment [the heart of thanksliving]
[serialposts]I started off yesterday asking some pretty serious questions of...
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