Entering God’s Kingdom as a Child
My days were brightened by some super cute kids last week. Our grandkids giggled, made up silly games and imagined pretend scenarios. Over and over I thought about Jesus’ command to be like little children before we enter the Kingdom of God. As I played ...
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Who Are You Mentoring?
If I were to ask who you mentor, would you shrug and give me a quizzical look? If you answered, "I don’t mentor," I’d say you mentor folks right now in your own circle. In your workplace, your church, or social groups you influence others ...
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How to be an Empathetic Friend
I’m terrible at asking for emotional support. I mostly keep my feelings to myself. How can I expect a friend to understand my loss when it seems small in comparison to hers? My sadness shouldn’t take up space in a realm where other folks have ...
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Longing for Heaven
When God answers a desperate prayer, it’s like heaven on earth. It doesn’t get much better. But what about when we don’t see our prayers answered? How do you feel when some situations never change? During a FaceTime conversation recently with my daughter, Dawn, and ...
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Tips for a Stronger Marriage
What are you doing today to keep your marriage alive? Have you checked its temperature lately? Has it become cool, boring or routine? Do you go through the motions like clockwork, without the emotions that drew you together in the first place? Where has the ...
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Shift Your Narrative; Change Your Atmosphere
Do you know it’s possible to shift your perspective and change the atmosphere? I’ve learned from others’ experiences and my own that we have the power to create a positive narrative–one that’s hopeful and grateful; rather than negative and thankless. I once made a noticeable ...
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A Practical Robust Prayer Life
When our kids were little, they’d tag along with me in the old white Dodge Caravan while I ran errands. As I drove, I’d pray aloud about whatever came to mind. Sometimes I didn’t realize I was praying until I heard Katherine’s sweet voice from ...
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How Jesus’ Resurrection Matters on a Typical Tuesday
Holy Week is behind us. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Silent Saturday, Resurrection Sunday and now we begin a regular week. What now? Do we leave Easter behind until next April? Is Jesus’ resurrection significant the other 51 weeks of the year? His resurrection is the ...
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How Jesus’ Resurrection Transforms People
When my sister and I were little girls, we’d jump out of bed on Easter morning, eager to search for colorful hard boiled eggs all over our tiny dining room and living room. Daddy would hide them over and over again to our great delight ...
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Where is God When Your Life Crashes?
What should you do when the life you’ve always wanted crashes around you? What if you dreamt of a simple life— loving God and your neighbors? It didn’t seem like too much to hope for when I was twenty. Wasn’t it just what God wanted ...
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God’s Image in Different Hues
We were running late as we hurried into the big historic red brick church in downtown Wilmington. The sanctuary went dark as soon as we entered the foyer. I turned around to find one-year-old John, his hand on the wall switch, wriggling from my husband’s ...
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The Patina of a Well-Lived Life
My engagement ring is worn out. I felt something sharp and saw its prongs had broken and its band was rubbed to a sliver. I slid it off, grateful the diamond hadn’t escaped. The rings have been my faithful companions through years of smiles and ...
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