Is Your God Good Enough?

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55: 8-9) Our God is BIG, right? Just as He took Abraham outside and instructed him […]

The Joy of Having More Friends

As I exited the airplane, I called the woman I would be traveling with for the next leg of my journey. We chatted while I rapidly walked through the Boston airport; she assured me I was heading in the correct direction, even though the way to the gate where we were meeting was long and […]

Getting Smaller to Get Bigger

Book Club will resume next week. For a change of pace, and because December can be full, we’re going to read four short stories you can get online. No need to read ahead, you can read the day of the post. I’ve been surprised by what delightful Christmas Short Stories exist (I don’t tend to be a […]

Do I Have to “Rejoice Always”? + Apple Crisp Recipe

I know a lot of you were on top of things and chose your One Word at the beginning of the calendar year. Not me. I just couldn’t come up with anything! I didn’t want to be fake and just choose something just to have a word, so I let it go. A few months […]

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