I got into the car feeling excitement mixed with uncertainty. We barely knew each other after a few meetings. I hoped for a good connection to sprout during the three-hour car ride. She clearly hoped a close relationship would blossom too. But it didn't. Instead, across the miles, I listened and ...
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A cry of joy escaped the snorkel tube as my four-year-old jumped over the side of the low bamboo boat. His flippers carried him off behind Daddy before the two disappeared deep into coral, far beyond my reach. Memories of my own near-drowning at Jacob’s age kept me fastened to the bench, taking my ...
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I liked her the very first time I met her. Our elderly Airbnb host has become a dear friend since I first rented a room from her years ago. But I don’t like everyone. And I know everyone doesn’t like me.I started May with hopes of writing about how “liking you like you” (see my JulieSandersOnline ...
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Our hang-ups don’t keep us from Jesus. In fact, Jesus helps with our hang-ups. He hangs out with us in our hung-up condition and keeps working on it with us and in us. Right after Jesus dealt with the hang-ups of the religious leaders, he went out along the sea. The crowd just wouldn’t let up from ...
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It’s not surprising they had hang-ups. After all, we know them as hypocrites who always looked for other people to recognize how good they were. At the same time, they were always pointing out how bad everyone else was. The "Pharisees" were religious leaders in the time of Jesus, but give them a ...
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