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bad girls of the bible (waterbrook)
I must be the atypical woman. The back cover tells me that ten million readers already love Liz Curtis Higgs’s writing, yet I don’t. The very things that others seems to like about her style is what I don’t–her “blend of contemporary fiction with biblical commentary” and her “unique brand of ‘girlfriend theology’.” I did Read more
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finding our way again by brian mclaren (thomas nelson)
My Aunty Pauline and my Uncle Solomon are two very different people who have very little in common. They are so different, I can’t imagine them hanging out if Pauline weren’t married to Solomon’s brother. But there is one thing they have shared in common for as long as I can remember–their practice of fasting. Read more
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five creative ways to blog every day (and keep a resolution)
One consistent element every year of my life has been my failure to keep a New Year’s resolution. So I was determined–2011 was going to be different. I was going to pick a realistic, simple resolution. And keep it. WordPress’s Post-A-Day and Post-A-Week challenges seemed a perfect fit since I love to write. Only thing, Read more
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every woman’s dream
I found this old journal entry today. It says a lot about how I’ve managed to stay married for so long. What girl has not dreamt of one day meeting the perfect man, the one especially created for you, the husband with whom you will live happily ever after. I was no different from any Read more
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the snickerdoodle dilemma
I have a sweet tooth. Actually I have a whole set of sweet teeth. I had just had a heavy lunch, topped off three large pieces of European chocolate. Armed with more than the recommended daily sugar intake, I was set for the second half of the workday. But that was until I stopped at Read more
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faith in a box?
In the first 10 minutes, it was quite obvious he had thoroughly googled me—Not in the creepy, stalker kind of way; but more like in a I-better-know-whom-I-might-be-working-with, smart sort of way. So when he said Tell me about yourself, it was just as obvious that he wasn’t talking about my work experience, my portfolio, my Read more
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spicy sauce for meatballs or whatever
This sauce is so so so very good. I pour it over vegetarian meatballs and serve it with scalloped potatoes on the side. Read more
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thinking of nepal
I sometimes get nostalgic for our missionary life in Banepa. And when I do, I remember things like watching hail the size of golf balls crack the window pane getting excited about iceberg lettuce sipping a tall glass of hot lemon and honey eating momos by the dozen seeing kids gets excited school waking up Read more
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church, community, fellowship
Age Group: high school, college Key Texts: Col. 3:12-14; Matt. 12:49, 50; Rom. 12:4 -10 Introduction: The redwoods grow to be over 300 feet tall. They never stand alone because the southern winds can whip them down. The redwoods stick together. They grow in clusters, supporting one another. Water is hard to find in the Read more
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