Category: Blogs
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Inspirational Quotes to Lift You
Forget face lifts. Here are some life lifts. Much of my work includes swimming in currents of words that lead to channels of growth and change. In the midst of my week I have been captured by some great quotes. So I thought I’d share a few to lift your day: “The safest place for ships is in the harbour;…
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Huh? Pancakes, Ashes, 40 Days, Rebirth
Why do people eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? Why do people put ashes on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday? What is Lent and why do people “give something up” for it? Every year these things starting happening and I often get a bunch of questions about their meaning and history. So I thought I’d blog…
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Pray Deeper, Like the Ocean
Prayer is like the ocean. You know about it, but you don’t. Just because you can swim doesn’t mean you’re an expert on the mind-blowing life it contains. Cures, sunken treasure, worlds yet-undiscovered. But take heart: You can swim for a reason! Maybe you’re like me. Your day starts fast, and ends tired. When do…
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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does a good God allow suffering? Harold Kushner asked these questions especially after his son was diagnosed with progeria—quickly advanced aging. He would look 70 when he was 8. Kushner’s son Aaron died when he was 14. The experience led Kushner to write a book called…
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The Problem With Christmas (and the promise)
“We should get out of Christmas.” That’s what a very devout friend of mine recently said. She meant that we should just stop the whole candy-cane-wrapped production because by playing the game we are often a part of the problem. What problem? That the happy-face-tinsel-festival eclipses the Messiah in a manger. There are a lot…
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An Open Letter to the Unborn Jesus
Dear Jesus of Nazareth, Saviour of the World: You are not born yet. Your mother is in her third trimester. People have been gossiping about who the father is. But we know that the father is the Father. We eagerly await you. Wise men are also seeking you, so perhaps we’ll tuck this letter in…
