Perspective Problems

I know that they are cheesy and corny, but I really do like those “trick” photographs where the perspective makes reality look like something that really isn’t happening is, in fact, happening. The tourists look like they’re holding up the leaning Tower of Pisa or, like in the opening of the movie Despicable Me, the […]

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2/03/2019

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Mercy In, Mercy Out

Confession time. I rank sins. I judge people. I make assumptions. I consider myself better than others. Somehow I think I am more deserving of God’s grace. I am prideful. “It’s natural to want mercy for yourself but justice for others.” -Paul David Tripp This quote from my devotional this weekend stung. My ladies’ Bible […]

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1/28/2019

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First Things First

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 The first place I am seeking to be intentional is in my relationship with God. Everything else falls into the category of “all these things,” and I am claiming His promise that those “things” […]

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1/03/2019

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Intentionality

So it’s January 2 and maybe this post is a day or two or more late. And chances are, you have already read a bunch a blogs and posts about resolutions and such. You may have your act together and find yourself feeling pretty good about the start of 2019. Honestly, I wasn’t feeling it […]

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Life and Death and Christmas

Three days after Christmas I sat in a sanctuary still beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. Greenery and candles with white lights were intermingled along the stage in an elegant way. To the left hand side, surrounded by the decorations was a simple feeding trough, manger with a doll wrapped in swaddling cloths, Baby Jesus. […]

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Tangled Raw

The tangle of conflicting intertwined emotions weighs heavy on my sternum. Some angles are sharp and literally, physically hurt when they rub against my inside. Mostly the mass just seems to ache until I can find some sort of distraction to numb the damaged spot. Christmas is usually filled with mostly happy thoughts and memories. […]