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Daily Manna
I could have been one of the Israelites, wandering the wilderness for forty years, doubting and complaining the whole time, rationalizing idolatry, fearing want, and sick to death of not knowing where...
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A LONG time ago, I worked in a day care center and we took preschoolers on Bear Hunts pretty often. It started by sitting on the floor in a circle and making a marching sound by patting our legs in...
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Cardigan Day
A few weeks ago my husband and I watched “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a documentary about Fred Rogers, and the making of the TV show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” As we got started we confessed to each...
View ArticleEnvy Prayer
Good and gracious God,I am nobody.I see the bright and shining lights of your Kingdom, publicly affirmed and lifted up.I feel shame that I am not among them, inspiring massive love for You,I feel envy...
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Getting a CLUE
A couple of nights ago, three of our youth joined me in an online game of Clue with twenty other youth groups across Minnesota. After some introductory games and orientation, our team was sequestered...
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If I Called Someone A Deplorable or Libtard Am I Going To Hell?
The A-Team was one of the hot TV shows when I was in high school. The team was irreverent and ingenious in their fight for justice for the little guy, and Dirk Benedict was a hunk. Their dysfunctional...
View ArticleIn or Out
I grew up in a small town in eastern South Dakota. My entire grade in school had under thirty kids, so we all were very familiar with each other from kindergarten on. You might think that knowing each...
View ArticleFilters
Life is complicated. Tasks, challenges, opportunities, and information are bombarding us all the time and we deal with this overwhelming flow by using filters. Rather than looking at all jobs...
View ArticleRead the Books
When I was about thirteen, my mom gave me a book titled I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. I believe it was the first time I had ever read a story from the point of view of a person of...
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I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This…
but I suspect everyone needs to hear this at some point: You are not garbage.The hairs on your head, the freckles on your arm, the individual cells in your body are counted and loved as they are....
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