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How do you prepare when you have a massive challenge ahead of you? Sometimes we wing it, sometimes we practice a bit, sometimes we take a season of intentionality (like the upcoming season of Lent), and sometimes we change nearly everything about our schedules, perspectives, and lives to meet the challenge. Either way, it is… Read more
I have had a lemon tree in a large pot in our home for years, but no matter how much sun, fertilizer, or water we gave it, lemons did not grow. My wife aptly named this fruitless tree Sourpuss, and told me time and time again we needed to ditch the plant that was just… Read more
Merry Christmas in February! The Christmas story from Luke Chapter 2 tells how Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords, came into our world. But it also helps us see how we can recognize God’s movement in our personal world today. In ancient times, royalty would be announced by a herald, who would… Read more
Are you more like Mary or Zechariah? In many Bible stories, we hear about people who cause us to ask, “Am I more like this character or that one?” We see it with Cain and Able, Jacob and Esau, Saul and David, Jonah and the Ninevites, and many more. In today’s reading, the contrast is… Read more
