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Daringly Honest Thoughts About God, Life and People


A Jehovah’s Witness Came to My Door Today
She was short and stout, and her face showed her years. Hair was tied in a scarf, and the wind blew her skirt around shoes made for those...
Oct 31, 20132 min read


When People Make You Want to Quit
“This is too hard. I want to quit.” Those were the words I said to Dave last night. Even as it left my lips, I knew I didn’t mean it. I...
Oct 29, 20131 min read


A Sunday Morning in the Life of a Village Pastor
I wake up to grey, threatening skies and know that today is going to be “one of those” Sundays. (Isn’t it always, for us?) Ruthie has...
Sep 9, 20132 min read


I Ran into Myself at the Psych Center Today
It was at the patients’ art show, where I saw myself, represented by one long, blue strand of yarn. “It’s called ‘Support Net,’” the art...
May 24, 20132 min read


Why God Bottles Our Tears
At times I’ve wondered why the Psalmist wrote that Got puts all our tears in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). I thought about it again recently, as...
Apr 25, 20131 min read


So You Don’t Have it All Together
Are you one of us who doesn’t have it all together? And do you have people in your life who seem to accentuate the fact when they come...
Apr 15, 20132 min read
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