Would you call your closest friend Satan? No doubt that friends can have disagreements sometimes. It happens. But calling someone you consider to be your confidant, advocate and support system, the name of a being whose only mission is to destroy seems harsh. Especially, if the context involves your friend seemingly making known a desire that […]
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When Working at Target Became My Calling
The ways that God speaks into our lives constantly amaze me. Sometimes it’s loud and blatant . Other times, the voice comes as a whisper or a gentle nudging. And often, it comes in the midst of an ordinary moment. Unexpected. Like a burning bush appearing among the familiar landscape. One day, as I waited […]
Why “Back to School Season” is Not Exciting For Some of Us
It happens every year around July 5th…..As we walk into a store, the former 4th of July/Seasonal section transforms in the blink of an eye to shelves filled with notebooks, markers, crayons. Fall beckons even though the temperature bathes us in swelting heat. And the dread begins. School will begin soon. For some parents, the […]
I Want to Be Known for Taking Fearless Leaps
I learn a lot when I scan obituaries. I’m not talking about tributes to celebrities. Rather, these quick biographies belong to those with whom we interact and encounter in the daily rhythms of life. Sometimes, they inspire me to be a better version of myself; a more accurate image bearer of my Creator as I learn […]
