A Prayer For Ourselves, Our World, And Our Times. . . .
“Lord, we ask for discerning eyes to be able to see what it is that’s really happening, eternal perspective that places what’s happening in context, compassionate hearts which reflect your heart for the oppressed, wisdom to know what to think/say/do,…
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A Divided Nation. . . A Prayer When We Are At The End of Ourselves. . .
God does great things when we are at the end of ourselves. Actually, God does great things all the time. Perhaps we notice them the most when we can no longer rely on ourselves and we must throw ourselves. .…
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Tell The Kids. . . Lessons From Fergie and God. . .
I hadn’t known about it or seen it until yesterday. It was a text that asked if I knew about last Friday’s release of Fergie’s new single, “M.I.L.F. $.” And so, I watched. According to the counter on YouTube, the…
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On Body Image Pressure. . . Wisdom From Erin. . .
A thought-provoking post popped up in my Facebook news feed yesterday that was brutally honest, gutsy, and representative of what most people think but never say out loud. . . and that’s why it’s worth pondering. Erin McClain is one…
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No Words Needed. . .
Thanks Gillette. You not only hit the nail on the head regarding cultural shifts that shouldn’t be happening, but you get us choked up. Not bad. Not bad at all. . . .
Kids And Screen Time. . . A Helpful Infographic. . .
It’s summertime. . . and the livin’ is easy. . . or at least a little more focused on our smartphone screens. The kids are out of school. We ourselves might be heading away from our daily routines and out…
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A Prayer For Families. . .
On this Fathers’ Day weekend. . . Heavenly Father, You are the one who made all things and declared all things “good!” Thank you for creating the family and including it in those things that are “good!” Thank you for…
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Orlando. . . Initial Thoughts On Our Response. . .
I wasn’t in Orlando over the weekend. Most people weren’t. Those who were are now engaged in wading through the physical, emotional, and spiritual mess of facing another in our long and growing line of “ground zeros.” To be sure,…
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Transgenderism. . . Our Conversation and Some Basic-Level Thoughts. . . .
Yesterday we recorded a conversation that we’re planning to share with you sometime next week. I’ve had so many of these stimulating and helpful conversations over the years that we decided that it might be helpful to others if we’d…
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Muhammad Ali. . . Processing Smiles and Grief. . . .
“List the five most memorable pop culture icons from your childhood.” Nobody ever gave me that task. But if they did, putting together my list would take little or no thought. As a kid who went through elementary and junior high…
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Rebuked By Adele! . . . Putting Our Phones Down And Seeing Life. . .
Did you happen to catch a perturbed Adele’s interaction with a fan at her Sunday night concert in Verona, Italy? She called out a woman who was filming the show. And the woman wasn’t the only person watching the show…
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A 4-Year-Old, A Gorilla, and Us. . . .
A four-year-old child and a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. It’s quite telling that this is even a discussion. What it’s quite telling about is who we are as a culture and what we value when it comes to life.…
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