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Book review: Where The Colors Blend
Post Views = 3958By Stephen Copeland An Authentic Journey Through Spiritual Doubt and Despair…and a Beautiful Arrival at Hope As the subtitle suggests, this book is Stephen Copeland’s six-year personal pilgrimage through mountains of questions, valleys of shadows, streams of discovery, trails of transformation, and vistas of hope. It is a book that moves slowly…
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From a Tired Christian
Post Views = 3977I’m tired. I’m tired of keeping up with images. Of trying to please. Of trying to fit in. I’m tired of trying to figure out what’s sin and what’s not. I’m tired of working so hard to win the approval of the divine and the mortal. Of making sure I’m not contaminated…
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In the beginning
Post Views = 1894In the beginning was emptiness Nothing becoming something Vacancy becoming occupied Barren becoming full Dark water becoming land Thick blackness becoming colorful light Night becoming morning In the beginning was movement A void filled A fog parting A baby birthing A gift giving A dream awaking A light flashing In the beginning…
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On Prejudice
Post Views = 2983I’m not prejudiced. Today I was walking down the sidewalk as someone was approaching from the opposite direction. I clutched my purse a little tighter, put my head down to avoid eye contact, and picked up my pace. It wasn’t my neighbor or the little old white lady I see at the…
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Book Review: Love, God
Post Views = 2767By Deborah J. Simmons-Roslak and Linda J. Orber This book needs your time. Time to sit still, which is a rare commodity in our culture and age. Time to let the message soak deep into your soul. Time to let the word pictures wash over you and stir your imagination. Time for…
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Arriving At Easter
Post Views = 1754What is Easter? It is so much more than eggs, ham, lilies, and bunnies. It is so much more than dressing up on Sunday morning, watching the sun rise, and singing “Up From The Grave He Arose”. It is so much more than saying we believe, attending a prayer meeting, and tithing…