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A Playlist for the Broken
So many things are messed up. So many people I love are hurting. So many friends are broken. And while I’m a lifetime member of the “I can fix this” club, there are some things I cannot fix. Some hurts I cannot heal. Some wrongs I cannot right. Some hearts wearing scars I cannot fade. But… [ read more ]
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Prayers for Addie Reese
I had something else planned for today, but it can wait. Today, I would like to ask you to take the time you would normally spend reading this post to pray for Addie Reese and her family. Addie Reese is the 7-year-old daughter of my friend Alexis. She fell from a tree on Saturday and cracked… [ read more ]
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Detailed Directions? Not exactly…
I like detailed directions. Extremely detailed. If you ever need directions to my house, I don’t just say turn left on this street and right on that one. Oh no. I include important information such as “Approximately 8/10 of a mile after you turn left you’ll come to a curve that makes you feel like… [ read more ]
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Does God Notice?
In the past few weeks, aside from all the usual amazing things He does (like keeping the earth traveling around the sun at precisely the correct angle to support life…you know…the usual), God has taken particular notice of me. I know He always notices. But in the past couple of weeks, He’s been obvious about it.… [ read more ]
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Where Do You Live?
Where do you live? I don’t mean geographically. I mean day-to-day. Hour-by-hour. Minute-by-minute. I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and I’ve come to this conclusion. I live in that murky place where fear and faith collide. You might not realize this, but I know a few things about fear. I’m not afraid of heights, spiders,… [ read more ]
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We Have a Serious Problem
“You have the tickets, right?” Yeah. Those are not the words you want to hear twenty minutes before the final performance of The Lion King . But there we were, four people standing across the street from the Peace Center . Four people. Two tickets. I tried not to panic as I race-walked to the ticket booth, prepared to beg… [ read more ]