Friday night JoHanna and I delivered meals from a feeding ministry to a sketchy hotel in town. Less than 5 hours later, less than 5 blocks away, a young woman was killed by her boyfriend who then took his own life in a parking lot. Violence first reported back in March, when COVID began, must've ...
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How Making a List Might Help us Make it through 2020
We survived the first half of 2020, but we’re not sure about the second half. After all, resolutions made and goals set back in pre-COVID January have turned out to be … irrelevant. Making a list might make a difference in the rest of 2020. Not sure if it’s worth your time? Here’s a list of 10 ...
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Finding a Cure for Hidden Symptoms of Coronavirus
We don’t want to get Coronavirus, but it’s already got a lot of us. Sifting through multitudes of mixed messages, we can at least be sure something is making a lot of the world sick at the same time, and some die. Other than that, there’s a lot we don’t know. Finding a cure is a priority. Lost ...
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How Dads do Best in the Worst Times
This year calls on dads to do their best in the worst times. As we approach Father’s Day, we have reason for fresh thanks. Every mom knows what trials invaded her first six months of this decade, but we do well to consider how much it helps to have a good dad in bad times. If we reflect on the ...
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Champions for the Painful Effort of Now
With Father’s Day nearing on the North American calendar, men are weary from months of unrest, disease, storms, and fear. So far, this decade is a hard time to be a dad. They don't feel like champions. What might happen if we listen to and learn from the men in our lives?In Genesis 3 God defined the ...
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