Category: Faith
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Suffering in the Hands of a Holy God
In the midst of the chaos, the social-injustice and the tragic, the world often begs the question: “If God is a good God, why do bad things happen to good people?”
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When Leaving LifePoint
I firmly believe that being at LifePoint church has salvaged what was left of my hope in salvation.
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Nostalgic about Niches: A Friday night musing captured
Have you ever walked through a door, entered a room and felt instantly at home? There, in that place, the stresses of the day melt away. Whatever happened up until the moment you stepped over that threshold fades to distant murmurs in the background, and serene feelings of peace wrap around you like a well-worn blanket. You…
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When You’re Used to Disappointment
When you’re used to disappointment. The adult version of, “If you give a mouse a cookie.”
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We Are Not The American Dream
If time is the fabric of life, then she is the stitching that brought so many lives together.
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Love Always Hopes
Hope in love is intended to keep us soft, when the world tempts us to become hard.
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Home for the Holidays
Broken, divided and blended homes are more common than ever, and Home for the Holidays isn’t always the highlight that it’s painted out to be. What happens when Happy Holidays just aren’t?
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How To Have Faith on November 9th
I contemplated whether or not to post anything this Writing Wednesday, if only for fear that anything I wrote would be swept up into the angrily tumultuous world that is our current cyberspace, or dismissed as repetitive or irrelevant. Post after post of disturbingly depraved, candid remarks regarding last night’s election litter the earth, as America recovers…
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The Niche Factor
Have you ever walked through a door, entered a room and felt instantly at home? There, in that place, the stressers of the day melt away. Whatever happened up until the moment you stepped over that threshold fades to distant murmurs in the background. A serene feeling of peace wrapping around you like an old…
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True Honor.
Have you ever been shamed by being honored? Not the, “oh-my-gosh-they’re-calling-me-out-in-public-I’m-so-embarrassed” cute kind of shamed. Rather, the, “oh-my-gosh-if-they-only-knew-who-I-really-was” kind of shamed. The kind that feels a little like ashamed. This Sunday I was honored by a very good friend for turning down my dream opportunity at the most amazing, thriving church I have ever known……
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