Category: 4 || Relationships
1 || Spiritual Growth (8) 1a || Christian Character (33) 1b || Disciplines and Habits (26) 1c || Hope and Hardships (6) 1d || Walking in Freedom (13) 2 || Society and Culture (8) 2a || Citizenship and Government (9) 2b || Outreach and Evangelism (16) 3 || God and His Plan (25) 4 || Relationships (15) 5 || Stories and Poetry (33)
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Retirement and Life in General
“A good name is more desirable than great riches”You may have missed the news that I retired from my day job. It’s been 8 months since I walked out the doors for…
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Trusting God When Plans Take a Turn
(A Baby Delivery Story)Some of us parents probably had ideas about how our baby’s birth would play out, especially moms. Or you might be looking forward to…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 12: Serve Others without the GloryThe Stanley Cup. One of the most revered trophies in professional sports. The cup itself has never changed, and it is the only professional…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 9: Rise Above the Naysayers“Naysayer: one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something” (Merriam-Webster). We’ve all experienced naysayers to some degree. Sometimes they band…
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Journey to Resolve
Resolution 5: Nurture Quality FriendshipsIn February we celebrated Valentine’s Day in nearly every country of the world. It’s the month of love and romance. Relationships are on the…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 6: The Value of Life)The Scorpion Weed, also known as phacelia hastata, or Silverleaf Phacelia. I’m not a plant buff – not even in the slightest – but…
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Boarding and Deboarding Noah’s Ark
The Ride of Your Life!
(Episode 3: Islands & Lifelines)Floodwaters came in two ways. They rose from the ground, creeping through every crack and crevice as water filled the earth; they also fell…
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Thankful In 2020 (God Is My God)
2020 has been a year of change, difficulty, loss, and unrest. Thankfulness is not in that list, but we are thankful – we try…
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Shaking Ground
“Life is a mess.”“Things are spiraling out of control.”“We’re at our wit’s end.”“Nothing we’ve tried seems to work.” These are phrases we use when…
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We Thrive with Jesus
Aspen trees are possibly my favorite trees because of their picturesque trunks and delicate leaves. Inmost of Northern America we call them quaking aspen…
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A Not-So-Typical Family Vacation
It could’ve been a trip like any other, but Shauna and her family didn’t take the usual vacation. Instead, they assembled their family and…
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Tulips, Transformation, and Team Blogging
Call us tulips. I claim the dark one. Yeah, I know it’s pink, but it’s the one that’s different, and I feel a little…
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Celebration of Life and Legacy
3 weeks ago I attended my aunt’s memorial service. We call it a “celebration of life” because of the life she lived on earth…
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How Can We Forgive When We Just Can’t?
True forgiveness cannot happen until we move the nurturing off of ourselves and onto those who offend us. Forgiveness is really about the offender,…