Tag: Relationships
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Lettuce Is Not Easily Offended
“Steak and ice cream, those are the essentials!” I said mirthfully to the man standing behind me in line at the grocery store. It was 11:50 pm and we were both getting some last minute items ahead of the impending snowpocalypse that was supposed to start in the wee hours of the morning. He smiled…
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Something is Going to Die
“And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him,“There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought…
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The Known and the Unknown
As I sat amidst my biological family for Thanksgiving, the usual routines all took place; people gathered on the couches in the living room around the tv to watch the football game, various comments ensued about who is doing well and why, what’s wrong with the refs, etc. The casual questions like “how’s work?” were…
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How Long?
Underneath the daily routines of activity, underneath the stresses of work assignments and deadlines, underneath another year of birthdays celebrated, underneath the clamor of emails, phone calls and texts messages vying for my attention each day, underneath the routines of exercise and brushing my teeth, underneath the laughter among friends and the joy of good…
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Becoming Good Soil
“While you enjoy some great wisdom as a result of your relationship with God, I often feel that you take a position of authority in our relationship and advise and instruct rather than simply listen.” The truth can hurt. That’s an understatement; the truth can hurt A LOT. The above words were spoken to me…
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