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Attire

What kind of clothes are we wearing? (not your clothes, but your CLOTHES) I am keenly aware that it is becoming more and more difficult to tell the Christ-followers in our society from the non Christ-followers. I grew up in a denomination where how you dressed and wore your hair was indicative of what church...

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Can It Be This Simple?

So, I must admit that I am guilty. I find it easy to be caught up in the maddening maze of voices peddling hate and intolerance;  I find it natural to scream back and in doing so I escalate the volume and intensify the hate and intolerance.  It creates anxiety, causes stress, and frankly, makes...

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A Few Things that Matter

What kind of clothes are we wearing? I am keenly aware that it is becoming more and more difficult to tell the Christ-followers in our society from the non Christ-followers. I grew up in a denomination where how you dressed and wore your hair was indicative of what church you attended.  I discovered, later in...

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Patience with difficult people. Seriously?

I read these words in the 2nd Letter to Timothy this week:  “Again, I say, do not get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. The Lord’s servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone.” (2 Timothy 22:23-24a) Those words pricked my heart.  (Let me explain what I mean by “pricked my heart.” ...