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Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 Not so long ago, I wanted a new flute for Christmas. I’ve played […]
Usually writing articles for this blog comes easy for me. I had many ideas for the second part of this series before the deadline compelled me to sit down and start writing. But every time my fingers rested on the keyboard, I would type a few paragraphs and writer’s block would hit hard. I’d leave […]
Several years ago, I attended a camp conference which focused on the theme: Keep Watch. I flew from the middle of the country to the West Coast, spending almost seven hours traveling to Seattle. Meeting old friends, getting settled, eating lunch, and walking the trails kept me busy until the conference began with dinner. By 8:00 p.m. I […]
The first house my husband and I owned was perched on the edge of a tree-lined ravine on top of what is known as the Canadian Shield. Basically, it’s a huge metamorphic rock plateau covering much of Canada. It forms the basin for the many clear lakes that dot the northern part of Ontario, making […]
There are days when trouble seems to come knocking from the minute I crawl out of bed. It can be little, insignificant things like not being able to find my slippers or burning my breakfast that get to me, or it can be larger issues like remembering I forgot to pay a bill or do […]
I was scrolling through Facebook when it happened. I thought of someone who had left our church a while back, wondered how they were doing, and searched for them to see what was going on in their lives – only to find their profile with the ominous “Add Friend” button. With a twisting sensation in […]
Asymptomatic. We’ve been hearing that word a lot lately. In medicine, any disease is classified asymptomatic if a patient tests as having a disease or infection but experiences no symptoms. When people ask us, “How are you feeling?” we respond based on the symptoms, not on whether or not we are ill. Five years ago, a routine mammogram discovered I had a […]
I’ve never understood the way Jacob treated Leah. Even as a kid the story of Jacob and his two wives bothered me. Why did Jacob never show any love to Leah? She was clearly devoted to him. We all know the story of their lives, which begins in Genesis 29 and continues through Genesis 35. […]
Every spring the weather app on my phone suddenly becomes an object of intense scrutiny. I’m longing for the sunshine, the spring temperatures, and for trees and flowers to bud. After a cold, dark winter the thoughts of sunshine on my skin and watching the earth come back to life fill me with anticipation. So […]
I struggle with understanding some of the stories in the Old Testament of the Bible. David is one of them. I oscillate between feeling like I completely understand his complicated and redeeming story and being confused by the Bible’s statement of David being a “man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14). How can someone […]
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