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Christmas Disappointments

What if Christmas isn’t the “most wonderful time of the year” for you? Continue reading

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If Jesus Were a Mom, Like Me–Part 3: Whatever He Sees the Father Doing

If Jesus were me, He would ask God for direction.  He would be responsive to God’s leading.  He wouldn’t make decisions based on peer pressure or guilt.  He wouldn’t cling to His own predetermined plans, the way I do.   … Continue reading

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If Jesus Were a Mom, Like Me–Part 1: The Kingdom of Heaven Belongs to Such as These

It was the middle of an Arizona summer, when opening your front door is like checking an oven, and I had cabin fever.  No mother in a Minnesota blizzard ever had it as bad as I did.  After all, kids … Continue reading

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