Feb
06
“Hey, Monica. How ya doing?” Funny that this simple greeting, spoken several years ago, stands out so brightly in my mind. In fact, I remember the exact place I was standing when I heard it, and which direction Mrs. Harp was walking as she passed and said hello! So what made it so memorable? It …
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Jan
13
I’m reopening a blog post draft that I began almost six months ago, which wouldn’t be so bad if the first post hadn’t been about transmission trouble. I’m no mechanic, but I know more about a failing transmission now than before I began this post—either time. And I know that the loss of a transmission …
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Dec
08
…marks 171 years since David Livingstone first sailed for Africa. I recently had the opportunity to read another biography about Livingstone this summer. I was especially impressed as I learned that, in the minds of many, he didn’t have much “missionary promise” when he sailed for Africa. He wasn’t a bombastic preacher, and he didn’t …
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Nov
23
Think of the sounds that may emerge from an accordion when a non-musically-inclined beginner is working at it. Now, listen to it wail out the song “Count Your Blessings”—gasping in an off tempo that is struggling to keep in sync with people singing along. You have just listened to my one-evening debut with the accordion. …
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Nov
15
You can’t get much plainer than Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.” But do we? Do we just punctuate our conversations with “praise the Lord”? Or do we really praise Him? In Christ, we find unlimited reasons to rejoice. Should we look to find joy in our circumstances, we …
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Sep
20
…is sometimes, believe it or not, rest. Yes, it’s that simple. Rest works wonders. It rejuvenates. It renews. It refreshes. It reenergizes. Sometimes when we are edgy and depleted, when we feel that we have no more to give, all we need is rest. Perhaps we need the rest of sleep. Perhaps we need the …
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Aug
09
The shortest chapter in the Bible contains one of the most profound truths—a truth about God that we too easily forget. This truth is reiterated (and even more clearly expressed) all throughout Scripture. But two words in this short Psalm speak of a truth beyond my comprehension. Here’s the truth: “His merciful kindness is great …
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Aug
01
I write this post after two virtually sleepless nights—both directly or indirectly related to a bad rash of poison ivy. (Ugh!) While concentrating on not scratching last night, I remembered a verse about long, painful nights that had been a help to me during my college days. “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy …
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Jul
19
I’ve never enjoyed calling tech support—especially when it is outsourced to non-English speakers. It seems to me that the problem is often as simple as replacing a part, yet they insist on walking me through the regulation diagnostic steps before confirming what I already knew and agreeing to send the part. Yet, I’ll never forget the …
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