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The Best Thanksgiving Ever

With grief and gratitude pulling our hearts in opposite directions, “hit pause” this Thanksgiving. Recognize the losses you have faced through Covid-19 and the gifts that have emerged. Inventory your heart. Do this alone. Or take the …

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Easter Begins with Tears in Jesus’ Eyes

Luke 19 reminds us that as Jesus approached Jerusalem the week before he died, he wept. “If you, even you, had known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes …

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A Thanksgiving Heart to Heart

Gratitude alters intimate relationships.  It is a life-giving foundation. It says, in neon lights, “I see you. I recognize who you are and how I am blessed by your life and your love!” Entitlement is ugly.  Indifference …

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2020 An Easter to Remember

The Easter morning story from 2,000 years ago finds some of Jesus’ closest friends in a cemetery, while others were behind locked doors, sheltering in. Each one was unglued. Unsettled. Distraught. Some were hiding. Some moved on …

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