5 Scriptures for Making Decisions
So Many Decisions to Make How many decisions have you already made today? Some experts say we make 35,000 decisions every day. For most of them, we breeze through without…
Read moreFind Hope in the Darkest Day of the Year, Or, Why I Love Winter Solstice
The Long Darkness It’s coming soon. Midwinter. The longest hours of darkness all year. The fewest hours of sunlight. The hours vary from place to place. New York City, for…
Read moreCan You Be an Angel?
Sigh. I’ve already been complaining this Christmas. I can’t think of a good gift to buy my mother-in-law. There are too many activities to go to. I accidentally bought glitter Christmas…
Read more9 Reasons to Keep Hope Alive No Matter What – Lessons from 2019
When Hope Doesn’t Come Naturally I hate being disappointed. So it can feel scary to get my hopes up or keep hope alive. For example, I’m afraid who I want…
Read moreWho Do You Need to Forgive This Christmas?
Who Do You Need to Forgive? Our longest-standing grudges are usually from our earliest days. That’s just the way time works. And Christmas is often when we revisit those people,…
Read moreThanksgiving Isn’t Over – Stay Unbusy
One Complaint Leads to Another Last week’s Sunday worship was warming. We praised God for his goodness. We sang songs and felt deep gratitude to God for who he is,…
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