(This is the sixth part in a series. Click the links to read the rest of the series. One – Going Back to the Beginning,  Two – Stuck Between Two Horses, Three – The Wrong God, Four – Stepping Stones and a Crossroads, Five – Of Simmering, Resting, and Labels, and Seven – Letters to…

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Oh my friend. My heart breaks that you find yourself here, where I have walked and wept. Every hour I lift you and your family in prayer, pleading with God to pour out grace and strength and rest over you. I was so encouraged by the outpouring of support for you and your family at…

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As I wrote last week, some friends of ours lost their son very recently. I grieve over this loss for I know they lost far more than their son. They lost an entire way of life and an entire team of friends and supporters. From the outside, this may sound crazy – wouldn’t you be…

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Since writing recently about being in-between, re-examining what I believe to be true about God and the world, and rejecting certain forms of religion, the following story has Not. Left. Me. Alone. (You can find it in the Bible, in the gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verses 9-14.) To some who were confident of their…

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We pour out our miseries God just hears a melody Beautiful, the mess we are The honest cries of breaking hearts It’s better than a hallelujah Today, this is my song. It gives me words to pour out my heartache before God. We learned yesterday that our friends lost their young son to a terrible…

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(At first, I was just going to post the photo. But I figured someone would ask for the recipe, so here it is.) Directions: Using the instructions on the Bisquik (or Jiffy mix) box, bake six shortcakes. Remove from pan and set on a rack to cool. While they cool, wash and dry 1/2 pint…

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