We All Need This—Hope
—Grace & Truth Linkup
Sometimes I’m scared to hope. I don’t want to be disappointed (again). I’d rather keep my expectations too low than too high. But that can be a negative way to…
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When the Sliver of Light Is Your Only Hope
A Knock on the Door It’s around 10:30 p.m. on the cruise ship. We’re somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. I am too tired to stay up any longer. I send…
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When Hope Refuses to Stay Down
—Grace & Truth Linkup
We all have days when things go right. Everything we touch is golden. But we also have days when things go wrong. It’s in those days that it’s easy to…
Read moreDon’t Lose Hope. God Is Still Good.
In the middle of this crazy year, we can wonder: Where is God? We once knew the right answer to this call-and-response: “God is good all the time. And all…
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We passed the year anniversary of Stan’s death on March 15, 2020. It was one of the last days we could enter a restaurant to eat together, and the first…
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…
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