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No Room

  What fills your thoughts?     Today’s to-do list Fears for the future Regrets for the past Hopes and dreams What’s not in your thoughts? Psalm 10:4 (NIV) In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in … Continue reading

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Sheltering Dr. King’s Legacy

Monday is the day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. I’ve often listened to his “I Have a Dream” speech. Until now, I’d never read the text of his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” (1963). I was deeply moved. … Continue reading

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Playing My Part

What’s the plot? Where’s the script? Who’s playing what part? The nation’s gone off-script. Random lines explode all over the stage. And the costumes . . . Viking horns, really? Color me sad and confused. And yet, as I go … Continue reading

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Keeping It Too Simple?

  I’m a believer in keeping it simple. But I wonder if we’re doing a disservice to our children by keeping it too simple.   Insta-analysis Snap opinions Tweets from twits* TikToc’s 15 second clock It would be better to … Continue reading

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Living a Lie

Many of the images from the breach of the Capitol felt like a video game: up a wall, through the glass, up the stairs, down a corridor. Have we crossed the line between fantasy and reality?   Romans 1:25 (MSG) … Continue reading

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Digging a Hole

Psalm 7:14-15 (CEB) But look how the wicked hatch evil,     conceive trouble, give birth to lies! They make a pit, dig it all out,     and then fall right into the hole that they’ve made!   Who is headed for a … Continue reading

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Thinking It Through

Like the rest of you, I watched disturbing images last week. We saw folks break through barricades and breach our Capitol. I think I’ve seen enough. Enough to wonder, what were they thinking?   Military maneuver or an Instagram moment? … Continue reading

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Sheltered Ears

There’s chatter all around me. Telling me what to think and do. So many different voices. Some call me nasty names if I don’t agree. Varied views, each claiming to be the voice of reason.    All of them distract … Continue reading

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New Options

I worry about kids. With COVID cases going up, more and more schools are going virtual. Some students don’t learn well virtually. They need to be in the space, to touch the material, to move their bodies. They’re falling behind. … Continue reading

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I Weep for My Nation

Let us pray: Your will be done, O God.

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