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We Are the Sheep of God’s Pasture
I don’t really like to think of myself as a sheep because they are somewhat stupid animals and I have prided myself on being a good student during my academic career. But the truth is that I can also be … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, faith, God, grace, gratitude., hope, Jesus, love, peace, wholeness
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Why do you wear a cross, if you do?
We have passed through Easter and heard the good news: Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Death has been defeated! The cross is empty which has gotten me thinking about crosses. My mother collected crosses and had several favorites … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, cross, faith, God, grace, gratitude., love, redemption
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Pentecost Shows God’s Amazing Inclusivity
The Pentecost account in Acts chapter two shows how open and inclusive God is. So often, we want to define faith and community in a small way as our church or our denomination – or if we are being very … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, faith, God, grace, hope, Inclusiveness, love, wholeness
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Whose Call Do You Answer?
Sunday was Mother’s Day. One of our members brought pink roses for everyone to honor our mothers. It was also Good Shepherd Sunday (John 10:1-10.) No one brought sheep but we talked about what it meant for us to listen … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Lewis, Call, faith, Good Shepherd, Good Shepherd Sunday, grace, hope, life, love, Mother’s Day, Motherhood of God, shepherd
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A Day of Hope
A week ago, a nephew married and my mind went back to the words of the Rt. Rev. Richard Chartes as he began the Royal wedding ceremony three years ago, calling the wedding day a Day of Hope, as every … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Living Fully, Love, Marriage, Prayer
Tagged commitment, commuity of faith, doubt, faith, forgivenss, God, grace, hope, Marriage, peace, prayer, Rt. Rev. Richard Chartes
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The Light Gets In
After months of knitting, I aimed my finished sweater at the trashcan beneath sink. My Grandmother Sonja’s hand on my arm stopped me. “Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” (Leonard … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Living Fully, Love, Peace, Wholeness
Tagged crochet, faith, family, forgiveness, grace, hope, kindness, knitting, love, mistakes, peace, redemption, wholeness
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Where Is the Light in Your Life?
Do you recognize light and grace in your life even when bad things happen? Every life is difficult and contains pain and suffering. Gut every life is also infused with God’s light and grace. I do belong to a … Continue reading
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Tagged God, grace, gratitude., hope, light, memoir, thanks
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Memories: Remembering and Forgetting as Grace
I have been thinking about memories, both how we remember and forget. It seems there is grace in each, depending on what we remember and forget. I just finished reading a memoir, Safekeeping: Some True Stories from a Life by … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Faith, Hope, Love, Peace, Wholeness
Tagged Abigail Thomas, forgetting, grace, happiness, hope, love, Pauline Frances Camp, peace, remembering, Seventh Day Adventist, St. Nicholas, The Boy Who Forgets, To the Best of Our Knowledge
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