Relying on a Spider Web

Relying on a Spider Web

Here I sit again with Job, listening to Bildad ramble on and on. Don't people love to talk when someone else is struggling? Like Charlie Brown's teacher, Bildad's voice fills the air. I can almost see Job using his hand as a puppet to mimic the endless talking. But...

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When You Wonder What Just Happened

When You Wonder What Just Happened

The sign reads, "Quiet Corner" and sits on the end table in our back room. It has sat here all summer, patiently waiting for me, while my life has been anything but quiet. From the loss of my dad to the wedding of Todd and Jessalyn to the temporary move-in of Erich,...

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Social Media, Ecclesiastes, and Writing

Social Media, Ecclesiastes, and Writing

There's a lot about me I'll never understand, but one thing I know: When big things are happening in my life, my voice gets smaller. And when life pushes forward too quickly, I tend to pull back. Lately, I've felt a big push on my life, and because of this, I've found...

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When Words Just Aren’t Enough….He Always Is

When Words Just Aren’t Enough….He Always Is

You would think I could find the right words by now; but when tragedy strikes, I'm speechless. I know too well, Words mean nothing when someone loses everything. So no matter how hard I try, there's no stringing together of sentences that can bind what's been broken....

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An Open Bible Changes Everything

An Open Bible Changes Everything

I love reading the Psalms. I picture David, a shepherd turned king, pouring out his heart to God through writing. I imagine other men and women through the years doing the same thing. As a writer, I love knowing the stringing together of words  has been a way of...

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Tent-Dwelling Days Have to Go

Tent-Dwelling Days Have to Go

David's life is nearing an end, but he doesn't stop working. He doesn't slip into a royal recliner and say, "I'm tired." or "I'm done." Instead, he spends his last days organizing the tribes of Israel and gathering supplies for the building of the temple. If there's...

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How the Bible Wakes Me Up

How the Bible Wakes Me Up

It's grey and rainy this morning. The wind is moving through the trees outside my kitchen window as the branches bend to the right and to the left. Even though I went to bed early last night, every part of me wants to curl back up and sleep a little more. With hot tea...

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The Only Part of Waiting We Control

The Only Part of Waiting We Control

According to www.reference.com, Americans spend about 37 billion hours each year waiting in line. This doesn't count the hours we spend waiting in the doctor's office or any other kind of office where we're at the mercy of someone else's schedule. This also doesn't...

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No String is Too Tangled for Hope

No String is Too Tangled for Hope

Have you ever started something and eventually wanted to quit? It's not that I want to stop reading the Bible. It's just that I've reached a tough place in blogging through its pages. So much of the Old Testament is depressing. I don't like the way women are treated....

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Seeking God is Important…But Obeying Him is Too

Seeking God is Important…But Obeying Him is Too

"In the spring when kings march out to war........David remained in Jerusalem." II Sam. 11:1 He had to know. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And good rarely happens in these moments. So why does the Bible include this story? God chose David, and the Bible...

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