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Posted in Difficulties, Perseverance, Struggles on Apr 27th, 2009
Living in the world of Wild West gunslingers would’ve been my undoing-I can see the scene unfold… “One more step and I’ll shoot.” My adversary chuckles, spits, and takes one more step toward me. “Really-one more step and I’ll shoot.” His eyes never blink as he takes one more step. [...]
Posted in Courage, Difficulties, Knowing God's Will on Feb 23rd, 2009
I sat in the restaurant and poured out my problems to my friend. She listened and cried with me. But her question jarred me. What do you want God to do? I love her straightforwardness. Jesus was the same way. When followers pressed in around him, when lepers cried out to Him, when [...]
Posted in Difficulties, Grace on Feb 1st, 2009
My mother, an English major and history minor, enjoyed tossing around old sayings. “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” She used that one with one of my feistier friends who cheated at cards. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” None [...]