Tag: grace
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God’s Generosity
I picked up this button during suicide prevention week, back in September. One of my favorite phrases is, “Everyone matters if anyone matters at all,” so a button that basically says the same thing went straight on my backpack. And then I noticed the light blue symbol in the middle. “What’s that, a sideways wink?”…
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The Bargain
It seemed like a great deal: two 1 liter bottles of premium water for $4. When I reached into the convenience store cooler they were ice cold, almost dripping with condensation. “Oh, these look good!” I thought. But back in the car, one drink told the whole truth: looks can be deceiving. The “premium” water…
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Turtle Trauma
It was the most pleasant petting zoo one could imagine. The critters walked right up to you! People, both little and big, loved to come and mingle with the animals. There was a white pot-bellied pig, a sweet shetland pony, and everyone’s favorite, a terrapin named Lucky. One day, as the story goes, Lucky’s good…
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Too Much and Enough
Have you ever felt drawn to something that turned out to be more harmful than good? Marie Curie was a highly acclaimed physicist and chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first woman to win a Nobel prize, she is famous for developing and proving the theory of radioactivity. Unfortunately, the damaging…
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Weariness
Have you ever said to yourself, “There’s more here than I can possibly do?” Things came to that point last week when I realized I’d exhausted my ability to help and encourage others. It felt like everyone wanted a piece of me, but I had nothing left to give. Jesus and his disciples experienced this.…
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The Power of Perspective
I love greeting students at my elementary school when they get dropped off in the morning. We exchange positive affirmations like, “Have an amazing day!” or my favorite, “It’s a great day at Freedom Elementary!” Earlier this week, I gave my “It’s a great day…” pitch to a fourth grader, who stopped in his tracks.…
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