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Tag Archives: kindness
Salty words
While eating my lunch today, I overheard a conversation that broke my heart. A group of friends were discussing youth groups and church attendance, when one of them said, “I quit going to church in ninth grade, when my youth … Continue reading
the evolution of me
My life seems like it’s never changing and yet, just the slightest variation in the trajectory will eventually show the biggest shifts. I have been thinking lately about the tasks and activities in my life that I like best and … Continue reading
Posted in maturing in Christ, reflections
Tagged . evolution of self, forgiveness, gentleness, Hospitality, joy in the journey, kindness, love, mercy
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I don’t want to…
I don’t want to break promises. I go to great lengths to not even use the word promise when I tell someone I will do something. I fret that I will injure someone if I am not able to fulfill the … Continue reading
Posted in growing pains, maturing in Christ, reflections, Walking by Faith and not by sight
Tagged Exodus 18:18, forgiveness, kindness, love, mercy, need, Psalm 62:1a, Romans 14:7, want
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goodness, gracious
Cherished people in my life have drawn lines that seem more like demarcation lines than declaring their point-of-views. I am often without words to respond to what feels like a dare to cross them. I know that as a believer, … Continue reading
Posted in growing pains, reflections
Tagged choices, differences, goodness, grace, gracious, kindness, lost and found, mercy, Titus 2:11-14
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defining
Name tags, claim tags, luggage tags, dog tags; all are used for identification purposes. We use these things to connect them with their owners, with their correct places and people. I have been sitting silently this past week, trying to … Continue reading
alabaster boxes
As I drive into work each morning I listen to a radio program taught by pastor, J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988). Through the Bible is a bit like listening to my grandma’s radio station, yet the teaching is sound and often makes … Continue reading
Posted in reflections, Walking by Faith and not by sight
Tagged alabaster boxes, kindness, Mark 14, selfishness
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Walls and Bridges
Growing up, there was an older couple I used to know who treated each other with compassion and kindness. Each time they spoke to each other, their words would build up their other person. Words like, thank you, I appreciate … Continue reading
Posted in growing pains, reflections
Tagged bridges, cruelty, damage, Hawk Nelson, Job 19:2, kindness, Matthew 12:36, mercy, proverbs 16:24, walls, words
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never enough
Each day I strive to spend time with God, reading devotionals, meditating on the words I have read, hoping to steep my soul in them and carry them around during the day. Some days this works, other days one would … Continue reading
Posted in reflections, Walking by Faith and not by sight
Tagged enough, forgiveness, God, grace, Jesus, kindness, love, Luke 18:9-14, mercy, the Cross
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