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 ...
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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 ...
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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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I walked into the church auditorium, wandering toward our usual row — it was full. The whole row was full, and so was the one behind it. The older lady who usually sits behind me had already found a different seat beside a friend. I overheard her say, "I usually sit over there, but I don't mind ...
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It had been a full time of working in West Africa when we arrived at the airport for our flight home. Standing at the entrance in a state of slightly panicked prayer, we watched our phones, waiting for our health tests to hit the screen. I didn't want help to pause. I wanted my results!
I Don't ...
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