It’s Clear Above the Clouds
If I had to guess, I’ve flown about 100 times in my life. As a military kid, flying was a way of life. Whether we were moving halfway around the world or traveling to visit extended family members we...
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I’m going through Beth Moore‘s Loving Well Bible study. Again. For the third time. This is partly because it’s the study the director of women’s ministry at my church chose. But, let’s be honest, it’s...
View ArticleWhat to Do with Grief
It’s hard, this life. This summer, in particular, has felt like one gasp after another – personally, globally. Murder is everywhere, in every form. The pre-born, the just born, the born not-long-ago,...
View ArticleControl. Sigh.
I’m angry. Fuming. More than mildly annoyed. The short version of why is we had some work done on our house, and the workers suck. I am sitting here waiting for them to come back FOR THE THIRD TIME to...
View ArticleHow to Become Wise and Make Those Around You Wiser
I’m reading through Proverbs right now (not right now, but you know what I’m saying), in which Solomon writes ad nauseum about wisdom. I guess that makes sense since that was his forte, but still, he...
View ArticleAbove All
I have a love-hate relationship with relationships. I love them when they’re going well, but I hate them when they’re going poorly. I love them when they are well-established and comfortable, but I...
View ArticleHow to be Ineffective and Unproductive
(If you read the title of this post and thought, “I can be ineffective and unproductive right now by reading this blog instead of doing ______,” then we’re going to be great friends. Sarcasm is my...
View ArticleHow to Have Faith in the Face of Unanswered Questions
There are things about God you and I will never understand. I’m being reminded of this a lot lately. As I teach through the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, questions arise. Questions I once asked but...
View ArticleHow to Not be Wrong
I hate being wrong. Hate. HATE. HAAAAAAAAATE! (My counselor can give you all the reasons why, if you’re into that sort of thing.) Lucky for me, Jesus tells me how to not be wrong! Surely, if I employ...
View ArticleSlow down.
I started reading 1 Thessalonians today because yesterday I wound up in chapter 3 and remembered just how fantastic these letters are! I won’t drone on and on about how Paul was a verbal genius...
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