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Tag Archives: faith questions
Jumping Ahead
In my spare time, I enjoy writing poetry and recently, in an attempt to mature in my writing, I decided to try a new form for how I write that poetry. In the verse that came out of that attempt, … Continue reading
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Tagged change, christianity, extrovert, faith, faith questions, getting ahead of ourselves, God, Jesus, learning, Peter, poetry, spirituality, truth
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Take a Flying Leap
When my kids were small, we used to swim at a local outdoor pool quite regularly. We befriended the lifeguard, Christie, and often enjoyed hot summer afternoons bouncing around in the water. On one occasion, I was helping one of … Continue reading
Think About it
A friend of mine was challenged to read an article about a recent political issue. The article was written by a woman whose political leanings are contrary to what my friend believes and they were written in a journal that … Continue reading
Lottery!
When the lottery gets to be over fifty million dollars, I have a loose agreement with my sister that we will each buy a ticket. I have to admit that I usually forget. As much as I can think of … Continue reading
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Tagged building foundations, christianity, faith, faith questions, God, Jesus, learning, living in faith, lottery, reading, religion, spirituality, winning
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Falling Down
The other day, while walking with a friend, I slipped on a patch of black ice, slamming my knee into the pavement. Freezing rain was pelting down from the dark sky, so rather than sit a nurse the pain, we … Continue reading
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Tagged black ice, christianity, faith, faith questions, falling down, God, grace, Jesus, living in faith, Peter, relationship, sin, spirituality
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Core sample
I have a core sample from a mine in Northern Canada. It’s a thick cylindrical hunk of rock, mostly granite and quartz, with a few lines of assorted minerals running through it. It was a gift from one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, christianity, core samples, encouraging, extrovert, faith, faith questions, God, Jesus, living in faith, northern Canada, Philippians 4, rock, sons are great, spirituality, unique story
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The Tyranny of the Urgent
One of my co-workers once used a phrase to describe how he was sometimes distracted by tasks that needed to get done right away. He referred to it as the ‘tyranny of the urgent’ and defined it as a constant … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, distraction, faith, faith questions, God, Jesus, living in faith, try again, tyranny
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The Shoes (don’t) Make the Woman
While my husband and I were out at a somewhat upper crust mall, we went into a shoe store that had colorful and interesting shoes. I love to look at shoes, but because I have flat, wide feet, I generally … Continue reading
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Tagged extrovert, faith questions, God, Jesus, limitations, living in faith, parts of the body, shoes, spirituality, who God made me, wobbling
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Stuck
When travelling in Nicaragua, the group I was with took a side trip to a community that was learning about sustainable farming. The recent rain had made the ‘road’ (I use that word loosely) a little muddy, (and by a … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, christianity, extrovert, faith, faith questions, God, hope, Jesus, living in faith, Nicaragua, stuck in mud
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Generations
Our family recently had a gathering. There are many generations represented and I think we do fairly well at keeping things balanced, but it struck me that there are some obvious generation gaps. I started to look for it elsewhere, … Continue reading
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Tagged christianity, elderly, extrovert, faith, faith questions, generations, GenX, honour, Jesus, relationship
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