Archive for June 2020
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…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreFinish 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…
Read MoreLord, 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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