A girl never forgets her first love. For me it was a golden Cocker Spaniel by the name of Peanuts. He was lovely with golden curls, glamorous floppy ears and a stump for a tail. I loved him. He was absolutely beautiful and he was my best friend. He was my first love. My parents [...]

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Have you ever taken one of those spiritual gifts inventories? You know the ones. You fill out the info and then it tells you what your spiritual gifts are? I think their purpose is to help followers of Christ plug into the local church. Ya think? I was wondering what would have happened if they’d [...]

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I was asked recently to speak on pride at Sterling College’s chapel service. The first thought in my head was, “I’d be really good at that.” The second thought, “I hope the students think I’m the best chapel speaker ever!” Wow. Pride, at least in my life, is that insidious. Pride’s disgusting. I’m disgusting. Christianity [...]

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I love the story Jesus tells about the woman and the lost coin. You see, I am forever losing things—my car keys, my six pairs of reading glasses, my 50 percent off coupon for the carwash, my pen, my favorite sandals. I wish I had one of those beeper things for every item in my [...]

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Am I crazy? Or isn’t Jesus’ returning a good thing? Isn’t it something we should be happy about? Aren’t we supposed to be talking about it? Encouraging one another with this great news and joy-filled expectation? “Jesus is coming again! Hallelujah!” I wish followers of Christ had some great greeting like the Russians do around [...]

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