I got stumped recently.
That happens a lot as a writer, but I mean this one literally: I was mowing the lawn when I hit a stump.
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Stumped
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| Tags: be still and know, Christianity, God, help, Jesus, lawnmowers, making things worse, patience, rushing, seek ye first, stumps |
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Courage, optimism, and bacon
I really loved my students.
I loved teaching high school English – diving into stories and dictionaries, dissecting words and meaning, helping students understand messages and create their own – but what I loved more was building relationships with students and helping them grow and learn.
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| Tags: bacon, courage, cynicism, faith, graduation, high school, hope, leaving, love, mentoring, optimism, students, teaching |
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It’s a great, big, small world
Except for college, I have lived my entire life within a 2¼-mile radius.
That’s no exaggeration. My childhood home, my first apartment, and the three houses where Tracy and I have lived all fit within a 2.249-mile radius circle. Medieval peasants were more mobile.
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| Tags: Cape Town, Finger Lakes, God, home, image of God, Ireland, Jesus, Missionary, Mongolia, moving on, neighbors, New York state, Nigeria, Senegal, small world, South Africa, teaching, writing, Zambia |
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The Unpleasant Responsibility of Praying for Our Enemies
I keep avoiding writing this. It’s been sitting on my computer screen for days, fittingly unwelcome but reminding me of its unpleasant existence.
I have to pray for Boko Haram.
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| Tags: becoming more Christlike, Boko Haram, BringBackOurGirls, enemies, following Christ, healing, Jesus, Jonah, justice, love, Nigeria, Ninevah, Prayer, redemption, trusting God |
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