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A Masterpiece or a Doodle?
Are you a masterpiece or a doodle? When an artist makes a masterpiece it is a work that is not done on a whim but is usually methodic and takes time and thought. They are rarely ever just thrown together. A doodle is more of a mindless work. We doodle when we are bored…
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The Next Wave: 2014
2014. It’s here. When I was a child (who am I kidding? I still do this!) I would float on my raft watching and waiting to catch that next wave. Depending on the surf that day, the next wave could be full of the thrill of a great ride that would land me right…
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Humility and Gratitude
I have been hiking in grace now for almost twenty-two years. In all that time, last night was the first time I had ever witnessed deacons being ordained. What a blessing it was to witness such public humility. Following the example of Jesus Christ as he (as the ‘current’ leadership’ – for lack of…
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Gratitude: Growing Older and Singing His Praises
For a few minutes before our youth choir sang, while kids played a game of catch with ones confined to wheelchairs, I sat down at the piano. Playing hymns for those who could not leave to go to churches they had lived their lives in. I heard someone singing near me. She knew every…
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Gratitude: When You Can’t Reach It Alone
Mango chews on her ball like chewing gum. She looses her ball under the furniture. All. The. Time. She lays there and stares at it. She needs someone to help her retrieve it. Mango needs our physical help to get that ball. I wonder if Mango lays there and desperately prays, “God send someone…