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The Value in Doing–Lessons From a Banana
Did you see this picture in the news last year? It’s a banana duct taped to a wall. That’s all it is. Nope, really, there’s nothing else to see in that picture. Now,…
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When the Cost is Too Great
“The cost is too great.” Have you ever thought those words? I have. Maybe it’s an actual financial cost, but it could also be a cost to your time, energy, or comfort. Seemingly…
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The Word That is Building My Trust in God
During my college years, I thought I would go mad with indecisiveness. Anyone who knew me at the time suffered through my lengthy monologues about which major I should choose and how my…
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The Thing About Fear
God delivered me an “aha!” moment this week. I’m still wrestling with it, so excuse any incoherence as I write and process these thoughts. I’ve been struggling with fear this past year more…
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A Mist
Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. –James 4:14 This truth is…
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Living in Abu Dhabi: The Good, The Bad, The Same, and The Beautiful
One of my very best friends moved to another country a month ago. I try to picture her in a new place surrounded by unfamiliar things and new people. When I think of her, I try…
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The Keys to Fixing a Broken Resolution: Reading the Bible in 2015
Last November I crossed an item off my spiritual bucket list. In January 2013 I set out with a goal to read the Bible in one year, and a measly 23 months later…
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Better Than a Salami Sandwich
Dear Husband sent this graph to me yesterday at work. To make sense of it, you would need to know that he calls me Bee, and I call him Beebs. He claims…
