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The “Greet Your Neighbor” Blues
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
You know that moment when you unexpectedly run into a high school acquaintance whose name you can’t remember? Or when a friend introduces you to one of their friends—then leaves you alone with that stranger? That’s how I feel every Sunday during the “greet your neighbor” portion at church. Upon hearing the instructions to say [...]
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Grace for the Fatherless
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
This year, I got to celebrate Father’s Day with not only my own father but also my brother-in-law, whose first child was born to my sister and him in April. My brother-in-law is 31, but, he told my sister, this was his first good Father’s Day—ever. At first, I figured he was referring to his [...]
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Coffee and Crutches
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
I love coffee. Really, I do. Every morning here at the House, I sleepily drag myself upstairs, put down my things, and immediately walk back downstairs to fill my mug with coffee and my body with caffeine. When I don’t have coffee, I can get just a little grumpy. This weekend though, I took advantage [...]
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Airport Christians
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Have you ever lived in an airport? No? I could have guessed that. Me neither. I’d never thought of Christians as living in an airport—until yesterday, when I heard my new pastor friend guest preach at my church. She referred to “airport Christians” as a peripheral point to her thought-provoking sermon on the Ascension (side [...]
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Camille Liana
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
It happened almost exactly as I hoped it would. At just after 11:00 pm on Monday, April 19, I got the call from my mom—my sister was in labor. An hour later, with a suitcase full of clothes I don’t remember packing, I hurried into my car and drove nine hours to Carmel, Indiana, high [...]
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The Second Commandment (Experiment)
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Remember that passage in the Gospels in which Jesus is put to the test? “’What’s the greatest commandment in the Law?’” they ask, with an obviously condescending tone. His first answer is this: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” I’m not a [...]
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God Has Answered
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
No. More. Snow. Longer days. Running (outside) weather. Thunderstorms. Easter. One season closer to the return of football. I could go on and on regarding why I welcome spring each year. This year has one important difference though. This spring I’ll become an aunt. Before a few years ago I’d honestly never been all that [...]
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