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‘Growth is painful.’
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” —Mandy Hale We’re almost there! The long road which always ends at Jerusalem is narrowing and we will be there soon! Keep at it! #LentFail
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On Being an Enneagram 9
ON BEING AN ENNEAGRAM 9 How strange it is to have one’s mind live in the bargaining middle. Making camp in the breach, the trenches full with soldiers shivering, drenched by the rain which falls on both, pools forming at their feet, layers soaked with misery. A strange place to build a cabin, in the…
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‘Faith is to believe what you do not see’
“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” -St. Augustine Keep at it! Lent is at hand! Be courageous in belief that we might see the future. #LentFail
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Seeing Jesus
Why do bad things happen? That isn’t the question this passage answers. Nor does it answer why we suffer, why some are blind or disabled, or why some of us are total jerks. Instead, it tells a story. A story of people willfully blind to the beauty of God. Lent 4A | John 9:1-41 The…
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‘Logan’ and the Cult of the Eternal Present
I remember the first time I experienced the death of a hero in a comic book. It was Cypher. I was all of 8 years old or so. And my comic was The New Mutants. It was a few months after I picked up my first issue, just in time for “The Fall of the…
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21 Things I do every Lent
Lent. The season of penitence and fasting. When the fish fry brings both fast and indulgence to Friday nights. Is there a more traditional season than this one? I do the same things every Lent. Not always on purpose.They just happen anyway. Here’s how it goes for me: 1) I freak out. Every year I…
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‘I can accept failure.’
“I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” -Michael Jordan Keep going! You’ve got this Lent thing! What’s your #LentFail?
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Living Waters
Growing up on Lake Huron, in the northern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan, the living water of the Great Lakes is persistently present. Like a slumbering beast you knew would awaken. Not to us by the shore, by the harbor where fishing boats and freighters would dock. But out a few miles from…
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