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Church has been hard lately.
But here’s some of what I know: I’ve been on church staffs for many years, and as such, I have a unique perspective on giving.And here it is: no matter how you feel about the state of the world or the church, it matters.Maybe now more than ever.Your pledges keep ministries alive, hope growing for…
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Everybody Wants to Be…a Cat?
A facebook friend of mine posted yesterday about a foster kitty she is tempted to adopt. The reason (besides the fact that he is a cat and therefore naturally adorable)? He has six extra toes! So unique! Our family has two cats. Ninety five percent of the things they do is cute (I started to…
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Flowers, Fruit, and Fried Chicken
What do you do when you are about to lose someone you love? That is not a question we want to have to answer or even think about, but for most of us that moment is going to come sooner or later. That moment when an illness takes hold of a friend or family member…
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Saturday Book Review: Untamed
This life is mine alone. So I have stopped asking people for directions to places they’ve never been. -Glennon Doyle It is going to be hard to put into words the effect this book had on me, but I’ll give it a try. I received Untamed from my awesome daughter, Megan, for Christmas. She bought…
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Book Review: The Poisonwood Bible
Book Review: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver “Everything you’re sure is right can be wrong in another place.” – Leah Price, The Poisonwood Bible Quick take: This is a must read for Christians, non-Christians, those concerned with racial issues…for any human being, really. The Poisonwood Bible is one of the best books I have…
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I See You
Beliefs don’t shift in an instant. I have researched and agonized, bouncing between hope and despair for eight years. I have avoided these issues because the reality of what is happening hurt too much. But there comes a point when things have gone too far to ignore or be silent, and I have reached that…
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2023: Back to Me
I am different than I was. And this different me, I am afraid, will not gel with a lot of people. But that’s OK, I am going to let her out anyway.
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I Miss You, But Thank You
This morning I ran/walked 1.6 miles. Then I spent some time stretching and listening to a prayer app on my phone. During the last part of the run when I took my earbuds out, I got an inspiration for a song to maybe write in the near future, so I jotted it down right away…
Emily Howard, Writer 