Characteristics of God – Steadfastness

The only thing that is constant is change itself. ~ This idea is attributed to an Ancient Greek philosopher, whose name I cannot pronounce. While I believe his observation to be mostly true, it is not completely true. This summer alone I have observed many changes. The view out my front window have changed as […]

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7/01/2025

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Characteristics of God ~ Sovereign

I grew up loving and watching sitcoms like “Growing Pains,” “The Cosby Show” and “Family Ties.” These families all seemed perfect and their life problems were all easily solved, with lessons learned, in a neat 30 minutes of broadcast time – not counting the commercial breaks. Isn’t this how life is supposed to work? Good […]

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6/24/2025

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Characteristics of God ~ Mysterious

The big assignment in my ninth grade English class was to read three books by the same author and to write an essay discussing the similarities and differences across the works. This was overwhelming for my 14 year old self. I loved to read, but to read 3 whole books in the time frame AND […]

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6/21/2025

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Passing

If I were playing Family Feud and the category in play was “Things that Pass” I think I could do pretty well. Because I teach seventh graders, I would have to say, “gas,” but I could quickly follow it up with “time,” “cars,” “storms,” and “kidney stones.” “People” pass and so do “traditions” and “family […]

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Enemies and Easter

Everyone has enemies. Right? I’ve shared my love for superhero movies. There are evil enemies in all of those flicks. Every literary character worth anything seems to have a foil. I teach my seventh graders about conflict in the narratives they read and while not every text in the curriculum has a clear “bad guy,” […]

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This Is How Faith Works

The tall, scrub-wearing doctor walked purposefully into the recovery area where I was waiting for my husband to be brought back to me. By one of God’s many graces that day, the 45ish minutes since I had watched him be wheeled away from me had gone by quickly. Then, I choked back tears. Now, I […]