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Peace is My Home

Peacemaking, before it requires any doing, is about being. It makes sense—we cannot offer nor facilitate what we don’t already have ourselves. In order to bring peace, we need to be someone who...
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Make Us Wise

I  did not have the advantage of learning from my parents the truths of Scripture that I adhere to today.
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Back to Adventure

I worked at our annual "Backpack Bash" a few weeks ago. The kids came in with their parents and smiles—all were so grateful. 
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Are We There Yet?

I’ll never forget when my sons stopped asking, “Are we there yet?” on road trips. Around ages three and five, we were driving to visit my wife’s parents.
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Now and Not Yet

Recently I attended a spiritual retreat held at a Jesuit retreat center. The centerpiece of the chapel where we held one of our extended prayer experiences was a beautiful...
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Simply Divine

Genesis 1:26 tells us that we are made in the likeness of God. He created, or worked, without grueling or toiling, to create humankind.
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Face to Face

I’m confused. In Exodus 33:20, God refuses to show His face to Moses, but in Exodus 33:11 it says, “The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” What in the world is...
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Temporary Pain

Her words stung. Her words were unforgettable. They seemed to sink into the deepest part of me, and no matter how hard I tried to wash them away, they remained.
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Belonging

The Mayo Clinic researched belonging and found we cannot separate the importance of a sense of belonging from our physical and mental health.