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Singing Pots

9 December 2009

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As an art major in college, I was required to take two semesters of ceramics. So the biblical illustration about the Potter and clay is very real to me.  But another illustration I heard speaks powerfully to me about the need to rejoice in all things. A potter was giving a man a tour of his [...]

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What Matters Most

4 February 2009

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So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. Then his wife said to him, “Do you still [...]

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I Aced My Vacation

19 June 2008

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Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle (PS 144.1) I’m happy to announce that I aced my vacation. Amazingly, I had no training and still passed with flying colors. I killed deck-lounging and mystery novel reading. Breezed through staying-up-late and sleeping-in with no problem. Pulled [...]

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How to Make Jesus Smile

16 May 2008

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Chuck is a new man. After 30 years of attending church, God has recently made him alive in Christ. Everything’s new to Chuck (not his real name). He’s excited about Jesus and all he’s doing in his life. Last week he told me something that made me smile and I’m sure it [...]

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How God Gave Me a Song

24 April 2008

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The year is 1676. 100 years before the Declaration of Independence. German composer Samuel Rodigast composes a hymn, “Whatever My God Ordains is Right,” to encourage a friend who is suffering. Almost 200 years later, in 1863, Catherine Winkworth translates the hymn into English. Fast forward to 2007. My daughter Beth, who has [...]

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You May Be Right, I May Be Crazy

10 April 2008

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I’ve done some things in my life that my children would say qualify as wacky, if not crazy. Like the time I went into cheapskate mode and made 25 pizzas at one time, thinking I’d freeze them, thus saving time and money. Only problem was they tasted terrible and we wound up tossing them. [...]

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