“A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.” This is one tiny droplet of a story, in a vast ocean of stories, about a God who is faithful. It isn’t about the most difficult time in my life (though it was difficult), nor is it the most miraculous thing I’ve experienced (though, in retrospect, it was miraculous). It’s a story…
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Learning the Hard Way
Learning that is meaningful usually involves making mistakes and getting dirty. Regrettably, we oftentimes short-circuit authentic learning by relying on the “Coles Notes” (Cliffs, if you’re American) instead of reading the whole book. We offer cheat sheets to our kids, our friends, and even to ourselves. “For their own good” (we think), we want to control information and situations and choices…
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Forgive Me?
We humans talk about forgiveness a lot. We know we’re supposed to do it; we even want to do it. But in spite of this, we’re not actually very good at it. We say the words, we act it out, we make our kids act it out; but often, it’s not an authentic experience. We say “sorry!” and rattle of…
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Appointed Time
Several years ago, during a season of wrestling (I feel like I’m always saying that!) and questioning God on his promises, my mom, Sandy, heard God and showed up at my door. She felt strongly to read me a devotional on my very favourite scripture, Habakkuk 2 verse 3: For the revelation awaits the appointed time. It speaks of the…
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Au Revoir, Joy Thief!
Whether or not we’re aware, we are continually assaulted with images, ideas, standards and opinions for who we should be. Unrealistic ideals wreak havoc on how we see ourselves as men and women, as spiritual people and Jesus-followers, as wives and husbands, as parents, as friends, as professionals, as homemakers, business owners, interior decorators, pet owners, cooks and on and…
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