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Expectations: Best and Worst+

Recently we bought a house. It felt like nothing short of a miracle. We had searched and searched for several...

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Beauty Upon the Dead+

Once we breathe our last breath, we are not just a body to leave to the forces of nature. This...

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Can I Celebrate the Thistle?+

Were there seasons in the Garden? Did Eve watch the aspens turn to gold? Was the waterfall once frozen over?...

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Singapore, Americans and Good Friday+

When at age 24 I accepted a job offer to teach at an international Christian school in Singapore, and began...

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Healing the Soul+

While my mother was battling cancer, I took a lingering journey into the problem of suffering. As I fell into step with...

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The Boy With the Broken Face+

Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. — Isaiah 53:4 The boy is not accustomed to the...

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Easy-peasy: what my son taught me about the easy life+

For the first several years of our son’s life, my husband spoke nothing but Spanish to our son. Our reason...

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When life crumbles and shines+

My husband and I stand on the bank of a creek in Mississippi. We are sweating. It’s early morning in...

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Inviting God to edit your life+

Last year I wrote three books. Well, I wrote one book of devotions, one “regular” non-fiction work, and co-wrote a...

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Feasting on unforeseen provision+

A friend told me recently that when she had been looking over her journal, she came across an entry from...

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