I can still picture it clearly, though I was probably about five-years-old at the time. Standing on the back porch between my parents, I clutched the flowered apron my mother wore over her Donna-Reid-era housedress. …
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The Power of Displacement — Thoughts for MLK Day
Of all the many notable quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr., this has to be one of my favorites. Too often I become stymied in my attempts to make a difference in this world by the mindset that I have to manhandle (or, in …
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Why I Love Other People’s Prayers
Sure...prayer is, for the most part, a personal thing. It is also a corporate, human-divine exchange in places like churches and other public gatherings. And there is yet still a third-space kind of prayer. It can be …
I Can’t. He Can.
It's a remarkable thing when a mere human and the mighty God walk together so closely that their reputations become entwined. In Genesis 4:15 Pharaoh looked to Joseph for God-like feats. Sometimes others ask of us what …
Grit & Grace: 2 Things You Will Need Today
I had the honor of speaking at a conference in beautiful Barcelona, Spain last October. Barcelona is a feast for the eyes with its ornate architecture and magnificent cathedrals. But it wasn't only the grand that …
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