I Pledge Allegiance to Giant Church Inc

I stood there in the door of the ER room after a nurse led me to it, and reintroduced myself before I walked in. On the way to the hospital, I imagined it to be as awkward as it turned out to be. This woman, in a new town far from all she knew, in…

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In a Nutshell

This Monday School post is short and sweet. I almost waited to post but you can’t post Monday School on Tuesday. You just can’t. We all know the Golden Rule: Do to others what you would have them do to you. Jesus said this right after he talked about fathers giving stones instead of bread…

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Finish Strong

One of my friends is not just a fitness instructor, I’d call her a fitness warrior. When I workout with her, I can always count on her to help me finish strong. She tells us, “It’s easy to start strong….it takes discipline to finish strong.” And we all need a reminder like that when we’re…

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Lord, Make Us Like Our Kids

The Live Like It Matters guest post this month is by Toya Poplar. We’re in a writing group together. God has used those gatherings and her wise and loving words to get me through a difficult time of fear and doubt. Over and over again, her words came back to me as I crawled up,…

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