I wrote this poem for our Bond of Sisterhood–Community and Commission ladies’ retreat last week end. It stems from my meditations on Colossians 3: 12-17. This passage is rich with instruction and encouragement. And what is so beautiful to me, is the assurance of Christ’s constant presence and work in us even as we wrestle […]

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Have you ever played this game? You have to tell two truthful things about yourself and one lie, and then the audience has to guess which of the three is a lie. The goal is to make the lie sound good enough to be believable and to wedge it in there with the truth so […]

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When I think about religion without relationship, I i immediately see the Pharisees with the formal robes, and tassels, their miniature torahs tucked in their sleeve, and their brow knit in a constant frown of disapproval toward the common man. Jesus, kind, gentle, winsome Jesus, was anything but kind when he faced this crowd of […]

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A common cliche of modern Christianity says, “It’s not a religion, it’s a relationship.” When I asked Marshall what he thought this meant, he said, “Obeying God because we love Him, not because we have to in order to get into heaven.”  Great insight! I think he might actually have nailed what the initiators of that […]

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The other day I had to run by the pharmacy to pick up a prescription on our way home. Jaden and Roman were with me, and it was getting late. Darkness had nearly overtaken day and I knew Joel was going to be waiting for us, as I pulled into the drive-thru at Walgreens. My […]

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