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22 Mar

Finding Faithful When Resources Run Out

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I continue to be blessed by my friends and fellow bloggers who’ve shared their stories during the Lenten focus on faithfulness series.  Now it’s my turn to share… By the fall of 2008, the nation’s banking system began to spin out of control. Many were affected by widespread job loss, the...
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21 Feb

When Timing Isn’t Everything

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Timing is everything. It’s a familiar saying, but is it true? You decide. Meet Joseph (again or for the first time). God gave him two dreams showing his inevitable rise. But in the midst of discovering his destiny, he had non-stop family drama. It begins in Genesis 37. Life was...
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28 Jan

When Afraid Fall Faith Forward

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What do you do when you’re afraid? I tend to flee. In my haste, sometimes I fall.  Once, I landed in a state of emotional upheaval.  Another time I slipped on a pile of unmet expectations — the kind that anticipated success but couldn’t handle failure. But one day grace broke...
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21 Dec

Watching Christmas – Part 3

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By now, many of us have planned for Christmas or shopped for Christmas. But what do we see when we watch Christmas? It’s part 3 of the Watching Christmas series. I’ve seen and pondered a lot. I’ve prayed and looked for more. I’ve watched the shepherds and angels. I’ve tracked the steps...
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13 Dec

Watching Christmas – Part 2

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As we continue in the Watching Christmas series, I’m looking at the three wise men. They are also referred to as “Magi” because they were astronomers. However, following a special star and bearing unique gifts was their ultimate purpose. The star guided them from a distance. The gifts told the...
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06 Dec

Watching Christmas – Part 1

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Welcome to the three-part series, Watching Christmas.  Each week through December 20, I’ll share an aspect of the Christmas story that causes me to watch the wonder of the birth of Jesus. This week I’m watching the shepherds and the angels in Luke 2:8-12: The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season...
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30 Nov

A Few of My Favorite Things

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As Christmas approaches, retailers hope their products will land on a celebrity’s wish list. If they appear on a major platform (like Oprah’s favorite things) it really pays off. High visibility can take an unknown product to booming popularity. I checked my email. Amazon is the only one looking for...
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20 Sep

Why Stuck Is A Good Place to Stand

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Stagnant is not my preferred position. Whether I’m in a traffic jam on the freeway or in a long line at the grocery store (and I’ve been in both this week), being stuck stirs up many emotions. Is there a way out of the delay?  Can I make up the...
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