Stewardship
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When You Want to Be a Mary (Instead Of a Martha) But Life Is Overwhelming
Are you a Mary or Martha? You’ve probably heard or read that sermon, devotional, or online quiz more than once. Sometimes the most familiar Bible stories lose their potency. I confess that the…
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Nourish Your Soul: Staying in the Present Moment
Autumn stirs up memories. The crisp air and flurry of back-to-school activities cause me to remember moments I don’t think about during the other three seasons. It brings me back to a time…
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Breaking a TV Habit and Waking Up to Real Life
As I turned up the volume to catch every word exchanged between tv show characters, I was turning down the volume on my own life. I still love a good story, and I…
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Permissible or Beneficial? Thoughts on Biblical Decision-Making
The words streamed from my headphones into my ears. I wanted to talk back and ask the podcast host questions. What do you mean by that phrase? Why would we let our experiences…
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The Super Simple Way to Make a Morning Routine Right Now
Last month, I was reading Sarah Butterfield’s new book, Around the Clock Mom. In Chapter 9, “Why Every Mom Needs a Routine,” she discusses the importance of daily routines. She says, “By creating…
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How to Fight for Soul Care
Were we talking about the idea of soul care before 2015? If so, I don’t remember much of that conversation. In recent years, I see and hear talk of it everywhere. It’s described…
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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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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…
