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It Takes a Village
We humans are social creatures - even we introverted folk. God made us to need each other. The first thing recorded in Bible that God said is not good is about man being alone (Genesis 2:18). God also gave humans the ability to reproduce and said to do so (Genesis...
Carrying Less Weight
Yesterday I came across Hebrews 12:1-2 again, and I got to thinking about what it means to lay aside weight. I then thought of backpacking. It's not the same object lesson as the race being run in Hebrews (for a bit on that see Running the Race), but I did get to...
A Few Things from Job
In my Bible reading I've been in the book of Job. Job loses everything except his wife. His riches are gone, his children are dead, and he is very sick and miserable. So three friends come to comfort him. They do pretty well at first. They just sit in silence with Job...
Reforming Perfectionist
I've been dealing with personal perfectionism for a long time, probably since I was a baby, given the story my parents have about me learning to walk: I took forever to stop holding furniture, but when I did I almost never fell. I suspect I practiced when no one was...
Bringing Forward, Leaving Behind
A new year is just about here. There are things we'll be taking with us into the next one, and some things we'll be leaving behind in the old one. Taking inventory of your life and what's in it is a good thing to do. There are things in everyone's life that should...
A Little Light
Many of us have just celebrated the birth of Jesus, the Light of the World (John 1:1-5). But not everyone always feels and sees that Light. Sometimes this time of year only highlights the darkness people have been feeling, casting long shadows over their hearts and...