Stray Pieces of Lent
I’m having a hard time really understanding why I’m starting to hear my brothers and sisters talk about celebrating Lent. Oh, I know that fasting and alms giving and the putting away of things that...
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Religious Horses
I have heard that the old horse that our brother, Gus Nichols, rode to his preaching appointments, knew the way home so well that he delivered brother Nichols safely home on several occasions, even...
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The Runner
There’s only one chance at the wreath that awaits Only one lifetime to strive. Only one finish that counts in this world. And only the time you’re alive. Only one manual, one trainer, one chance. Just...
View ArticleCorrespondence with a Broken Heart
The following letter came to me yesterday in response to Monday’s blog post. I’ve already prayed for this sweet sister. Will you pray for her, too? I’m praying for all of us that we may learn valuable...
View ArticleThis is Very Filling!
This is just what I have been needing. I hope you can take the time to listen and I hope it fills a hunger in you, too. I am beyond blessed to know so many women who really are hungry and thirsty for...
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Merry Memories Countdown: #3
The Crayons My mother was a child of the Great Depression. Her family was poor, by today’s standards. But she often said, “We did not know we were poor, because almost everyone was poor.” (Conversely,...
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Tomorrow’s Church, Today
“The teens in our congregation are extremely worldly.” … “The kids in our homeschool group are so much more spiritual than those in our church.” … “It hurts when people make fun of you for doing the...
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Sister to Sister: To My Favorite Up-and-Coming Freshmen
This weekend, two of my favorite nieces, Mattianne Sparks and Song Nicholas will graduate from high school. They have had the best of teachers throughout their primary, middle and high school years:...
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Sister to Sister: Figuring Out Godliness–Part 3
Do You Trust Him? I went to lunch recently with a couple of friends from a denomination who wanted to talk about women and ministry. It seems they had a close girlfriend who was an extremely talented...
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Sister to Sister: I’m Getting a New Battery
I took my time. I took my time through the aisles at Target last Wednesday afternoon. I called my daughter, Hannah, when I found the diapers on clearance. I wondered why she sounded like they were...
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Sounds of God
SOUNDS OF GOD A basketball bouncing on my drive; A soft little song from a girl of five; The buzz of bees, a whistling breeze: The splash of the shower, the crash of a tower. Disposal...
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Sister to Sister: TOMORROW!!! Live Podcast…New Digging Deep Study
Tears swell in my eyes when I have the opportunity to worship my Lord with 2000 people on a Sunday morning. It’s something I only get to do about twice a year. I know that worshiping the Lord should...
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Total Abandon
We were having lots of fun in New England…doing museums, little small-town festivals, eating seafood and, perhaps best of all, getting up late. We made reservations for the first three nights of our...
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Sister to Sister: “We Have Contained Them…”
Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) The U.S. quote of the week has to be “We have contained them”. It was President Barack Obama speaking with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America. The...
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Sister to Sister: Intruder in the Night
Footsteps in the night. It was this last Friday night at 1:30 a.m. Glenn had locked all the doors tightly before we retired. Something was terribly wrong. The footsteps were a bit muffled, but they...
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Survival Lessons for Kids in 2016
It’s New Year’s Eve and the blessings to our family have surpassed our hopes. We magnify Him for the opportunities and challenges, for Ezra and the joy he brought to this year from start to finish....
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Coconut Oil for MY Pantry
Clearly, I was distracted. I’m not sure you can be clearly distracted, but I was…let’s say…strung out. I had Ezra, my 17-month-old grandson with me, so that’s automatic happiness and automatic...
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Sister to Sister: Lads to Leaders–Not the Convention, but the Conviction
We’re on our way to the Lads to Leaders convention in Nashville today, where we will witness boys and girls from pre-K through twelfth grade participating in Bible bowl, displaying artwork and...
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Sister to Sister: Convention Exhaustion
This is how we all felt…a combination between delirium and utter exhaustion. I think Ezra was just the only one who was okay with expressing it in public. (It would probably be a better world if we...
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Digging Deep: Fearless Jeremiah
Jeremiah’s Persecution In case you want to put this list with your Digging Deep notes for the month of March, here’s a list of Jeremiah’s persecutions and his reactions to the trials inflicted. This...
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