I’m not really here. Although it looks like I’m sitting in a recliner with my laptop and coffee, that isn’t the reality. Remember the scene in The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis where rows upon rows of noblemen and women sit in thrones? They appear incredibly lifelike, but they are…
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What is normal?
I’m pretty normal. At least I feel that way. But I recently took a “How crunchy are you?” test and I scored pretty high. I was surprised. How does a “normal” person score high on a test like that? And as I opened the mailbox this morning to send off…
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Seeing dimly until it’s time to fly
I sit in my hammock, listening to the birds and my instrumental praise music. A ladybug lands inside, bright red. She crawls around, and through the mesh, she can observe an outline of trees and grass. An adventure she can sense but not truly see. I gently lift her up…
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Are you truly glad?
Life is a mess, nationally and personally, but even in the midst of chaos, we can be truly glad. What are you waiting expectantly for? A raise? A vacation? A day of peace and quiet? New government leaders who can fix all our problems? (Ha… keep waiting.) Friends, we are…
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The Giver and the Power of Choice
Choice: It’s a power-loaded word. My heart is heavy. It’s pounding. I’m grieving. And it started with a book. “It’s not their fault. They don’t know what they’re doing.” “But we do. So it’s our fault. And we need to do something.” –The Giver My daughter recently read The Giver…
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The Battle We Can’t See: Time to Suit Up
An invisible world exists. I could be referring to the creatures that live on your skin. Or the mites in your sheets. Or the waves of light and sound that swarm invisibly through your body each moment. But I’m talking about the spiritual world. Good and Evil. Angels and Demons.…
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Glow: Is there a Spiritual light we can’t see?
What if “This Little Light of Mine” were real? And shiny? Rattlesnakes see infrared light, and if a mouse is under a leaf, the snake can locate its prey. Bees detect ultraviolet marks on flowers that guide them directly to the pollen. As hard as it is to fathom, these…