Tag: Hope
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Advent Reflections: Peace by Piece
The following story is historical fiction: straight out of my imagination but inspired by actual events. During World War II, Matsuko and her family were among the many Japanese Americans forcibly interned in camps. For three years she longed to return to the farm near Salinas, California where her husband Hayato’s family had grown strawberries…
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Advent Reflections: The Power of Hope and Love
A favorite *story of mine that pairs well with the first Sunday of Advent is about a woman who leaves anonymous notes of encouragement throughout her city. Elizabeth, a recovering drug addict, wants to help others by spreading hope, something she once desperately searched for herself. So, she writes uplifting notes and tucks them under…
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Taste of Faith: The Essence of Christianity
This is a bit from a commercial back in the day. Can you name the item? Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun. If you answered a McDonald’s Big Mac, you’re right! Out of all the ingredients, the special sauce is what makes a Big Mac so tasty.…
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Taking Jesus Along for the Ride
On the day before one of our secretaries had major surgery, our front office staff circled up in the head principal’s office to pray with her. After we finished, she handed each of us a little rubber Jesus figurine. He’s about one and a half inches tall, and he’s reaching out with both arms and…
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Embracing Vulnerability: Finding Connection in Tough Times
It had been a hectic day at the busy doctor’s office and the young receptionist was frazzled. The phone rang for the umpteenth time and she answered: “Southwest Heart and Vascular Center… Can you help me?” After an awkward pause, the embarrassed employee spoke first, “What did I just say?! I’m so sorry, it has…
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Sanctuary | Short Story
She peers out from the leaf-bottom woods, just across the lane from a stately home. It’s safe here, in her little square block lair, the only luxury forested lot left in an exclusive new subdivision. The autumn shadows are her friends, and she is active only at night. It’s a livable arrangement; she literally blends…
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