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Finding new joy in familiar seasons of life Most of us have had the experience of playing with a child, either our own, or a grandchild, or friend’s little one when we might toss them in the air and catch them. This sort of play is exciting for the kid and eventually exhausting for theContinue reading “Do It Again!”

As pastors Margie and I have lived primarily in parsonages provided by the churches we have served. While we are very grateful for having our housing provided for us many of the homes we’ve lived in have had some idiosyncratic features that left us scratching our heads. Many of the houses were built in theContinue reading “Good Bones”

Here on Earth, we deal with all kinds of fears and anxieties.  Surprise!! It is part of life to worry at times, of course, but we are told clearly and not so clearly that we aren’t supposed to feel those emotions. Especially in some Christian circles, anxiety or depression are seen as temporary conditions thatContinue reading “Living with Anxiety”

Our sense of smell is very important to us. With it we experience the world around us, build memories that can be triggered years later by just a whiff of a long forgotten aroma. We can be comforted or repelled by smells. When I come home from work at the restaurant in the heat ofContinue reading “Smelly Christians”

I remember getting the TB test in school as a child and the fear that it would hurt. I was told by other students that it would be very painful. I walked down to the nurse’s office like I was walking to my execution. By the time I reached the front of the line forContinue reading “The Best is Yet to Come!”