Category: dialogue
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Short Cuts…
My husband and I were driving in Dar Es Salaam the other day. It’s quite a convoluted town, but we knew where we were going. We had a map, of sorts, and we were confident. Next thing you know we missed our turn off, and then when considering a turnaround we saw a large accident…
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Quick Fix
We are surrounded by a society that promises us a quick fix…rapid weight loss, instant relationship change, and how to get rich fast. I know that they don’t work. I have them. And over time I’ve tried enough of them to know that they are just headlines to sell books and magazines. If it took…
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Time
Time (blog) I find the concept of time fascinating. It is a gift that we don’t appreciate as much as we should, at least I know I don’t. God has created us to be infinite beings, with only a short period of time here on earth. We spend a lot of energy trying to make…
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Festering…
Is there something festering inside of you? So many of us carry unforgiveness in our hearts, and it starts to stink. We can’t forgive someone from childhood, work, family or a previous relationship. It eats us up. It causes our blood pressure to rise when we think about it. Having this inside of us can…
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God Answers…
Yesterday I wrote about confusion and questions. Learning to be persistent in our prayers and honest with ourselves. What happens if God doesn’t seem to answer our prayers, or He does and we don’t like the answer? How does that affect our faith? I was reading in a devotional about a preacher that said, “He…
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Confusion
Do you sometimes find the Christian life confusing? Do you admit it to yourself? There seem to be long stretches of time where nothing makes sense. You have no answers to your questions, and definitely nothing for anyone else. Does it make you feel like less of a Christian when you are confused? If it…