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How many times did I hear, “Here I am, Lord,” before answering?
“Here, Mac, here, Lark. Come!” Our dogs love running the mountain and coming home, especially for food. Keith and I regularly practice “here, come” with Mac and Lark. “Here you are,” we say when they return home panting and grinning with pleasure. “Good boys!” In a...
Valuing the Second Half of Life’s Same-But-Different
Five people, four generations, two in the first half of life, three in the second half. The last picture I have of my mother, with me, my daughter, granddaughter, and elder sister. Christmas 2019. Six weeks later, Mother passed away at the age of 96. …for...
Who’s the I about to disrupt the world, bread & water, worship?
“Excuse me, I don’t mean to disrupt, but would you heal my demon-possessed daughter? She’s suffering so much.” That’s how I wanted to picture the scene of the Canaanite woman and Jesus in Matthew 15:21-28, which Pastor explored in his message yesterday. Reading the...