Jun
07
I recently had a remarkable unplug at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. It was a beautiful place, especially the sight awaiting me on my first hike. At the top of a tall, grassy hill was a mound of stone topped with a simple cross, all surrounded by bushes and trees. The warm day, blue …
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Mar
21
I’m coursing through a chronological reading of the Bible this year. Though the reading can be tedious and difficult to understand at times, there are also places of great clarity. One of those places is in Deuteronomy: “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear …
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Dec
16
Over the past several days and weeks, I have been surrounded by people in pain. Some has been physical, some mental, some emotional and some spiritual. Some has been with family, some with friends and some with total strangers. Some was brief, some long-lasting and some may not end in this world. Some was self-inflicted, …
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May
26
You’ve heard the saying, “the only constant is change”, and it seems to be true. Work, kids, marriages, friendships, churches, health, finances, homes, politics, passions…everything seems to change. Just when we get used to something, it changes. Just when we think we can count on something, it changes. We can’t really count on anything staying …
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May
24
One great way to make Scripture come alive is to rewrite it (carefully and reverently) in your own words. It allows you to personalize the words written so many years ago in a new way. I did this with Psalm 96 the other morning, and it was refreshing to me… Let’s not sing the same …
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