“No regrets.” Sprayed across t-shirts, bumper stickers, and posters, these words were the 80s version of today’s YOLO (You Only Live Once) and Horace’s “carpe diem.” We have so many sayings like this, reminders that life is short, you can’t count on tomorrow, so don’t miss opportunities, that you’d think we all know exactly how to live…

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*tap tap* Is this thing on? Hi. It’s me. I’m still here. I just haven’t figured out yet how to manage my job, my family, and our home and also write on this blog. My once-a-month post for Deeper Story seems to be all I can do. All of my creative energy gets poured into…

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Confession: I have stacks of books on, in, and beside my night stand, along with another pile in my living room by my favorite reading chair. And then there’s my Kindle. I am probably reading at least 6 books right now, so the truth is: I haven’t finished this book. HOWEVER, that won’t stop me from recommending…

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My friend Nish shared this article by Beth Moore tonight, and I knew as soon as I read her words, that I needed to read it and that it was going to kick my butt. Then I read it, and I was right. Life is hard enough without hatefulness rife in the Body of Christ.…

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The guys at the 9Thumbs podcast love to gamble is all I can figure. After all, Jason Boyett asked me to sub for Matthew Paul Turner on an episode of their podcast last year. Granted, I’ve guest-hosted on another podcast that shall not be named (at least, not yet), but still – it was a gamble.…

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