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Love
9 posts tagged “Love”.
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The Longing to Learn: Let Go
I can remember it like it was yesterday. I was 10 years old when my father told me we were going to drive to the famous Hollywood Magic store later that week. I could not stop thinking about it. What was I going to see?…
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Losing Your Awe
I am always amazed at those “polar bear” plunge people during the winter who rally and jump into the ice water in freezing temperatures. I have not participated in this rich tradition but I have had ice water poured on…
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Living Like a Christian Atheist
What does it mean to be Christian? It seems like an easy question with a simple answer but in today’s world believing and being are miles apart. In a recent survey about faith and belief, 83% of all Americans call…
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Love Wins When…
I have been reluctant for some time to dive into the blog world because I never wanted to be another loud irritating voice of dissension and hurt. I finally did dive in recently but with the goal and challenge to…
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When You Feel Like God Is Not There
There are times in my life where I feel like God is gone, not present, at least not around me. They are terrifying lonely spaces of time in my journey where I don’t see him. These are the moments where my feelings and…
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Decoration or Declaration?
A friend recently told me that he wanted more courage to ask a question of many people he had seen come through his office who were all wearing crosses. He felt a curious tension that prompted his desire to know, “Is…
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The Practice of Being Where You Are
A 4-month-old baby rescued from the Nepal earthquake disaster – 22 hours after the earthquake struck. An amazing moment for the mother. An unforgettably rewarding moment for the soldiers who rescued him. Could you…
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I See Elephants!
I feel the sheer size of their presence instantly as it crowds out honesty in a room. I see their massive shape block the loving view of others the creator instilled in us. I watch them as they quietly trample…
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What’s in Your Closet?
What are you hiding? Something that no one knows about you? Maybe you have hid it for so long there are times that you forget. It’s still there. In the closet. Behind a door that masks the dark side of your heart. A…
