About two years ago, I lost my husband to liver cirrhosis. He had celebrated 4 months sobriety shortly before his passing. It was a beautiful four months. When he died, I wasn’t angry with my husband; I understood the nature of the disease and that he never meant to hurt me. But I was angry […]
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The Taylor Swift Effect I’m a bit like Taylor Swift…if I know you, chances are, I’m going write about you at some point. I try to be discreet. I said next to nothing in my blog about my late husband until after his passing. And unless I ask your permission first, there’s not going to
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Wrist Slap I’m a contemplative Christian. That means, out of the main sources for my understanding of and relationship with God (Tradition, Scripture, and Experience), I lean towards the “experience” part. I meditate twice a day, walk in near-constant prayer, and worship with passion. I used to be more about the other two: tradition and
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Different Gifts, Same Spirit As Christians, when we submit our lives fully to Christ, the Holy Spirit moves within us powerfully for the good of all the Body of Christ and the world at large. In two different epistles, Romans and 1 Corinthians, Paul speaks of these varied Holy Spirit-bestowed gifts. Interestingly, these passages both
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The Chosen I’m four episodes into season 1 of The Chosen. I know, for a Christian blogger in 2023, this is probably bordering on shameful. I just don’t watch that much TV (typically I watch about an hour or two a month outside of family movie night). In episode 4, Simon (who will soon be
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The Firefly Recently, my youngest son (9) was outside catching fireflies. He caught one gently in his hand and noticed that this particular insect friend had an injured wing and couldn’t fly. I suggested he place his friend gently on a leaf where the little critter could have a meal and be hidden from predators.
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The Three Terrors of the Spiritual Desert Since childhood, I’ve feared the proverbial spiritual “desert times” of life. They seemed an inevitable rite of passage that brought suffering and a sense of separation from God. Even real deserts aren’t appealing: they are lonely, hot, devoid of entertainment, and are home to lots of dangerous animals.
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Last night, I woke from deep sleep, Forgetting where I was. This isn’t that unusual. The light plays tricks on the eyes at times Shadows mixing with distant memories And I misplace myself in my childhood home Or a place I recently visited to get away from it all. But this time was different. “Bedroom,”
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” What is your relationship with this “Word”? Is it one of law-abiding compliance or spirit-filled liberty? Do you allow the Word to enter into you, set up camp, and rearrange the furniture as He sees fits, or do
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“Be still and know that I am God.” Words spoken amidst war, terror, and fear. Be still, God calls to us in the midst of chaos. Be still, and know the heart of all that is, was, and ever shall be. Know and be held by the creator and defender of all that is good. Rest in what is
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