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Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall & Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent
On the surface, this a true story about two very different men who are serendipitously brought together to create a life that they eventually share together. One is an illiterate, penniless sharecropper fleeing his life of slavery; the other is a man on a personal mission to wealth and success. The woman who brings them… Read more
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watermelon ginger cooler
Blend together: watermelon fresh ginger fresh lime juice cubes of ice (add a squirt of honey if you want it sweeter) Read more
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dung and stars
Before moving to Nepal, I did my research. Lonely Planet, the Internet, and an uncle who had lived here. But my information sources obviously did not prepare me enough. As I stepped out of the airplane, the smell hit me, almost knocking me over—the warm, pungent combination of diesel fumes, animal dung, and human sweat.… Read more
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album of deliverance
This is because of what God did for me. Exodus 13:8 (The Message) God and I share a photo album. It’s not the digital kind with easy access to random pictures. It’s old school–the kind that grows heavier with every year, the one that weighs a ton and is stored up on the shelf. It… Read more
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what’s in a name?
His first day on the job, Roy’s CEO-eye, with years of experience in the for-profit industry, scanned this modest, not-at-all-for-profit, mission hospital, looking for its “assets.” There were old beds and even older equipment; crowded rooms with paint peeling off the walls; ledgers revealing an average 20% deficit every year. “Every place has something to… Read more
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Fearless, by Max Lucado
Fearless arrived in the mail at 2 pm today. Four hours, several snacks and a few pillow fluffings later, I’ve come to the last page. And I feel affirmed of my normalcy, of my humaness. I also feel encouraged about tomorrow and what it could bring. The book has challenged me to take fear on… Read more
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giving credit where it’s due
Blessed be God, your God, who took such a liking to you. (1 Kings 10:1) Like a true press release, I Kings 10 begins with a succinct , one-sentence summary: Queen of Sheba travels to verify rumors of King Solomon’s success being directly connected to his relationship with his God. It’s the perfect teaser to pique… Read more
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a zum zum attitude
Twenty assorted sizes of tape securely hold down on my desk a very old and wrinkled piece of paper that measures 4 x 3 inches. It is a special piece of paper. From margin to margin, in elementary scribble, is a message: “Hardy-Hee-Hah! La-Lop Lee! Ubee-Ubee-oop-Oop! Koo-Koo! Yipa-Zipa Lipa-Hipa! Ookee-Ookee! Eek-Eek-Eek! Bo-ba-bee-bap! Oopa-Loopa! Zum-Zum!” Sky… Read more
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