Tag: grace
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Finding Meaning in an Open Closet Door
It started simply enough. Shortly after we remodeled our home, I found a closet door open in the back hallway. “I must have forgotten to close it after I was in there last night,” I convinced myself. But it kept happening. “Sweetheart, were you in the back hallway closet yesterday? I noticed it was left…
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Big Fish in the Front Yard | Short Story
It was a beautiful spring day at Grandma and Grandad’s house, but in the afternoon the sky over their little farm turned black. The wind and rain, that started just after supper, kept pounding the roof until after bedtime. A bright flash of lightning, followed quickly by a loud boom shook me out of bed.…
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Finding Family in Faith: Refugees and Community Support
God sets the solitary in families; Psalm 68:6a (NKJV) This past Easter Sunday, two U.S. Army soldiers visited together after the worship service. It’s a common sight, at a military chapel, but this meeting was far from ordinary. *Bob and Henry were both born in another country, one that is not an ally of the…
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How Jesus Satisfies Our Spiritual Thirst
One recent Saturday morning, a black-capped chickadee came to our bird bath for a drink. He perched on the brim, as usual, but the water was too low for him to reach. Nevertheless, he kept bobbing his little head down and back up again, with his beak hitting only air. It was comical and sad…
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When Something Small Means Something Big
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 (NIV) Highland Trail was an upscale assisted living center where Nancy and I played music each month. The outside of the building resembled a Tudor style mansion, and the inside was just as opulent. It cost several thousand…
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Is it Worth it?
It’s a small crocheted stuffed animal I found at the local drug store. Was it a dog, or a bear? I asked the pharmacist why it cost so much. He didn’t know. Nevertheless, I’d fallen in love with the little guy and was taking him home. My significant other thought I was nuts to pay…
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