Tag: God
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What Was That Again?
Have you ever misread the message on a tee shirt or bumper sticker? The fancy name for this is malapropism–when an incorrect word is used in a sentence that sounds like the correct word but means something completely different. A couple of months back, tensions boiled over at my workplace. I will shamelessly put a…
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Unless the Lord Builds the House
Back in early July, I shared a post about our historic church receiving a makeover. Getting Things Done with God told the tale of our 80- something-year-old building which was in dire need of repairs, but the price tag seemed impossible. Enter God, who excels at doing the undoable. The miraculous renovation is complete! A…
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Wakey Wake, Cupcake
It used to annoy me when my laptop kept telling me it needed a software update or virus scan or some other preventative maintenance. Ask me later, I clicked on the screen: “Can’t you see I’m busy?” But then, the inevitable happened. I got a computer virus that wiped out my entire hard drive. Important…
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He Gives More Grace
This past week at summer school, a first grader, I’ll call him Chris, read a book to me. Chris is working hard to learn his consonant blends and diagraphs. The hi-lighted word is an example. When Chris sees the “sh” that starts the word shape, he’s still learning to put the sound of s and…
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God’s Arithmetic
As a summer school principal I get to visit every classroom. Dropping in on first grade this week, I met a student who had just finished a puzzle. I asked the young boy, “Why is the number 7 in the middle?” Without hesitation he said, “It’s because all of them (the addition problems) add up…
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In Case of Emergency
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