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Tomorrow I begin a journey which will place me in a new home. I don’t know where exactly I’ll be living or what the community will be like. I don’t know anyone who lives there and never actually spent any time in the town. In...

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I was thinking the other day about how sin makes my life miserable. I thought about how good life would be with no sin. But I can’t tell you how many times I have resolved to do better, to sin less, to follow God’s laws...

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Does it ever seem as if a black storm cloud is hovering above you, tracing your every move? You dart right and left trying to get away, but it follows you with ease. Even when you venture inside, it clings. You plod on, and still...

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Last Sunday, we celebrated the solemnity of the most holy body and blood of Christ. In each reading, there was a blessing said before the breaking and eating of the bread which reminded me how important it is to say a blessing before I eat...

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When is your birthday? No, no, not that birthday, I mean your real birthday, the day you were born into Christ, your baptism. Yesterday, it was the anniversary of our son’s baptism, and we celebrated. Do you celebrate yours? Do you celebrate your children’s? If...

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When people talk about someone going overboard about something, it’s usually spoken of in a negative way. Like when my mother says, “I don’t want you to go overboard on this religion thing Stephanie, I mean, not like your sister.” Meanwhile, my sister is one...

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In last Sunday’s sermon, I heard about the importance of being willing to lay down our life for another. In our current life situation however, it doesn’t seem likely that we would ever be in a position in which we’d have to actually die for...

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Awhile back, Sarah wrote a blog post on forgiving with the heart. I’ve thought a lot about that recently as my mind mulls over events surrounding someone who I have a hard time dealing with (don’t we all have someone?). The other day I was...

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Sometimes it seems like life involves a constant battle between holding on and letting go. My husband and I recently put our house up for sale (which is why I have been remiss in writing this blog). In anticipation for a move, we have been...

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In my preparation for Easter, there has always been a temptation for me to gloss over the suffering of Jesus in His last days. I mean, He’s God, and His resurrection seems so easy, effortless even. Yet, I must remember that even though Jesus is...

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