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unplug.
Recently I invited teenagers and parents to come together for a time of discussing the importance of “Unplugging”. In the weeks preparing for the lesson, I was reminded over and over again that this...
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say the (specific) words.
“The word ‘Love’, well it was once overused. Back in the 70’s the word was abused. But I refuse to let love be diluted. We can’t allow physical lust to intrude it. Or pollute it cause their ain’t no...
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screen time.
“when you have 1-year-olds playing Angry Birds and toddlers trying to swipe the TV screen because they think it’s an iPad … it’s a changing nature of childhood.” – Jim Steyer An interesting study...
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a reminder.
I could list reasons. I could research, and post links to articles about the impact of nature on the human brain. The dangers of living at the pace our world runs. The need to reduce “screen time”....
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Because I was forced to spend time in quiet…
There is quiet. It’s not far, but it’s often a world away. Today, I’ll say there’s no way it could be near. It couldn’t be here. Because here is noise, busy, and hurry. Here’s worry. The scene is...
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Puppets & Jellyfish
Last week I sat down to watch “Galaxy Buck: Mission to Sector 9″ with my kids, and I was kinda blown away. Here, condensed into a 40 minute children’s puppet movie (with quite a bit of humor), was a...
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On a Changed Mind…
In reading Bob Goff’s “Love Does” to our children recently, I was reminded of his words urging us not to be “Stalkers” of Jesus. He points out that we often spend so much time personally, and even in...
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as the world gives…
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” – John 14:27 A large part of the world is...
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a moment.
thinking fast – i open another window not to the fresh air, but a fresh page – words yet unwritten kids chasing the kitten down the hall, himself chasing a ball and through it all i have this moment...
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Scripture is filled with stories galore To help us be people of faith. Testimonies of those gone before The ways God has kept His sheep safe. But stories are told by those holding the pens And it’s not...
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Forty years, with one menu As the Israelites waited on God They wandered through wilderness desert While God slowly removed their facade The false self they had been presenting Of shifting allegiance...
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A valley of dry bones The epitome of death Imagine taking in the scene How it took away Ezekiel’s breath. A place of such desolation No hope of life in sight Then God began to tell Ezekiel How to set...
View ArticleLamentations 3:55-66
Just in case we might forget Or think our suffering unique God has included in His Word More than just a peek A look into the sufferings His people have endured And all the times He’s come back And...
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This is Happiness
I’ve just finished reading “This is Happiness” by Niall Williams. There are many places you could easily Google to find out the short version, the important bits, or more about the author. As with...
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