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“Why didn’t you tell somebody if your abuse was so bad?” These clever folks speak to you about something they know nothing of. Do they not understand the fear that was instilled into my little being? Not only was my body pierced by the blunt force trauma of rape at three, I was ruled through…
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King David is my favorite author of the Old Testament. He was a man that was real, honest, and raw with God. He mused and fussed with God, praised Him, and thanked him — all three rather quickly sometimes. An awesome man of God and King David asked God to keep him “as the apple…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question: “What do I honor in life? As a verb honor means “regard with great respect.” I honor God for who He is. I honor you, the reader, by stopping my day and remembering you. What are you honoring today? What…
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Once there were always people. Houses full. Cars in the driveway. The long gravity of family gatherings pulling everyone back to the same kitchen table. Someone always pouring coffee. Someone always arguing about politics. Kids slipping between the legs of adults while the grown-ups talked too loudly. People orbited your life then. Parents. Aunts. Cousins.…
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On the question of fear, ask yourself: Do I live in the fear of what others think? I had a dream last night that I was talking to a cousin I haven’t seen in years. We were chatting about my father. This question was presented, “Do you think he’s in heaven or in hell?” I…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question: “What is this dull ache I feel inside? Many of us are prisoners by crimes we did not commit. After those crimes, you bet we do things that keep us in prison but the first blood was often drawn by…
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On the question of fear, ask yourself: Do you live with a love that includes fear? I have had the wrong definition of love for most of my life. Love was always hunted by fear. Love sometimes included fear. What do I mean? In my first marriage of 17 years, love and fear mingled together…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question:“Where do you need justice in your life? Justice is an elusive thing. “The process or result of using laws to fairly judge cases, redress wrongs, and punish crimes.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Similar words are fairness, equitableness, integrity and virtue. Who in…
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What exhilarates me about Christianity is not that it comforts me. It does. But more than that, it challenges me. Exposes me. The scale is so high of what Christ demands. God does not come to me like a therapist with a clipboard or a consultant asking for my preferences. He comes as the one…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question:“Where do you find solace? This is something that has elluded me for most of my life. In these last few years, I have sought solace in God and he has taught me so many things. I was drawn out of…