A Sacred Pathway
On Friday, before speaking at a MOPS group about slowing down in our fast-paced world, I stopped to snap a
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Learning to Pray Like a Child
As steam wafted from the bowl of macaroni and cheese, our son would pray.Quite young at the time, maybe four
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Mega Memory Month: Christ in You
For Mega Memory Month January 2010, I’ll be working on Colossians 1.The thought is (I admit this may be a
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From the Rush to a Hush
Shhhh…People are quieting down all over the place.They’re discovering how to be still … or, at least, they’re trying to.They’re
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Walking in the Truth
In our Sunday morning class at church, we’re studying the little books of the New Testament. Last week was Philemon;
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A Watch That Beeps
My sister-in-law Marj was instrumental in connecting me with a retreat-planning committee that organized a “Day of Reflection.” I was
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Do It Again!
As I mentioned in a recent post, I only read a few early chapters in Acedia & me, by Kathleen
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Remember to Walk Slowly
My sister-in-law sent some song lyrics to me in an e-mail. She said she heard it performed by a choir
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The Mother Letter Project
The Mother Letter Project was an act of love that led to a published book. Inspired by a blog called
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The Search for Solitude
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?(Psalm 42:2)This morning I
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Top 2 MMM Memorization Tips
Those MMM participants who are working on something like “Jabberwocky” or the Preamble to the Constitution are committed to valuable memory work at an
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Thankful Thursday
Prairie Prologue reminded me that it’s Thankful Thursday. She linked to the carnival hub at Sting My Heart.So I pause,
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The Ten Boom Museum – Betsie and Corrie ten Boom
Scroll down about halfway, if you’d prefer to eschew the long, somewhat tedious, personal introduction. A trip that we took to
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Let the Little Children Sit by the Water's Edge and Come to Him
Last Saturday, as we anticipated our last day all together in Holland—and given our little family’s impending departure, our extended
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Is Google Making Us Stoopid?
The cover article for the current issue of Atlantic magazine (July/August) is entitled “Is Google Making Us Stoopid?” Hm. Is it?Author Nicholas Carr writes: