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Dining at “McChurch”–Where We Went Wrong When We Started Church Hopping
I recently listed on paper the names of the twelve churches I have regularly attended during my life of forty-something years. That...
Oct 10, 20142 min read


The Proper Way to “Have a Good Cry”
Last night I went to our church’s midweek meeting where I teach the kids while the adults hold a Bible study. I love this opportunity to...
Sep 11, 20142 min read


Give Yourself a Proper Burial (Thoughts on Self-Loathing)
(This post was first published at my old website years ago.) Recently my youngest daughter attempted to germinate a dry bean from the...
Apr 18, 20142 min read


Four Things You Are Not, and One Thing You Are (How to Define Yourself)
It’s a Saturday afternoon and I’m standing before an overcrowded room of sleepy moms at nap time. Before I launch into my speech outline,...
Mar 25, 20142 min read


What I’d Want You to Know if I Died Today (Yeah, This is Weird)
Image credit: alsglobal.com When plane passengers experience strong wind turbulence, they do what comes naturally. Some pray, some panic....
Feb 4, 20142 min read


Why I Don’t Want My Daughters to Have High Self Esteem
Because sometimes those with “high self esteem” have low others-esteem. Because if my girls grow up to think highly of themselves but are...
Dec 16, 20132 min read
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