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February 10, 2016
Giving Our Best During Lent
It’s never easy to give our best, or to give up something in order to better ourselves. During Lent it is easy to confuse the sacrifice with self-determination. Lent does not exist to diet, to think more positively, or to be a better you. The purpose of Lent is to realign our hearts and minds on […]
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February 3, 2016
Loving in Real Life
February’s theme is LOVING and Middle Places has created a couple of challenges to go along with it. I particularly love the writing prompts, 31 days of LOVING IN REAL LIFE. Yes, we are already a few days in to the month but there is no harm in jumping in today and moving forward with us. […]
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January 29, 2016
Do you see God and grace in your story?
We all have a story to tell and the more we reflect on our own life path the more the appearance of God’s grace becomes evident. Many books are written as a reflection for the author and a hope for encouragement for the reader. I know that when I first set out to write Finding Joy […]
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January 27, 2016
What is Ash Wednesday?
Up until a few years ago all I knew of Lent was Mardi Gras proceeded it, McDonalds sold fish sandwiches during it, and it ended with Easter. That was it. Ash Wednesday wasn’t even on my radar. Then we moved from a rural area in Arkansas where there was an evangelical church on every corner (sometimes […]
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January 23, 2016
Book Review: Are you a Modern Military Spouse?
Dear Modern Military Spouse, There are a lot of military life help books out there but none quite like this one. This is real, practical advice that doesn’t ask you to live in a 1950s world with tea parties and cute dresses. It dives into today’s challenges of careers, education, friendships, finding our own way, […]
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Are you a Modern Military Spouse?
There are a lot of military life help books out there but none quite like this one. This is real, practical advice that doesn’t ask you to live in a 1950s world with tea parties and cute dresses. It dives into today’s challenges of careers, education, friendships, finding our own way, all while loving our […]
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January 21, 2016
Would a sexless marriage work? Christ and the Church
When we use the words church and christian are we speaking the same language? My son’s homework this week is all about homonyms, homophones, and homographs. For those of you, who like me, need a little grammar refreshment – A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has […]
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Would a sexless marriage work?
My son’s homework this week is all about homonyms, homophones, and homographs. For those of you, who like me, need a little grammar refreshment – A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but has a different meaning A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but […]
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January 13, 2016
Divine Love: A Love Like No Other
This Sunday’s lectionary begins in Isaiah 62:1-5. It is a picture of divine love. The image of a bride is used the rejoicing, protection, and devotion. In a patriarchal society the bridegroom possessed the responsibility of protecting his bride, of loving and cherishing her. She was a jewel in his cap, but one he protected […]
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A Love Like No Other
This Sunday’s lectionary begins in Isaiah 62:1-5. It is a picture of divine love. The image of a bride is used the rejoicing, protection, and devotion. In a patriarchal society the bridegroom possessed the responsibility of protecting his bride, of loving and cherishing her. She was a jewel in his cap, but one he protected […]
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