Faith — In plain sight
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On confident footing
When my father-in-law was in his final days, before he was moved from the hospital back home under hospice care,…
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Winter incident provokes warm memories
It’s winter, but you’d never know it by looking out my window right now. I read about winter storms, mountains…
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Bread winner: Provoking harmony with kind acts
When my wife and I first moved into the house we live in now, our next-door neighbors had their own…
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Setting a bigger table
The holiday season usually involves family, and for some people that’s a good thing. For others, not so much. The…
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Finding the Presence of mind
Several years ago I was assigned a story by a newspaper, and the person I needed to interview lived about…
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Resolving to love
Now that we’ve gotten that pesky Christmas Spirit out of our system, we can get back to what had been…
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Don’t miss the moment
One of my colleagues saw me walking through the hallway and motioned me toward his door. “You gotta see this,”…
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The gentle hand of grace
Most of us have done something dumb, where we can’t believe we put our lives, our jobs, our relationships, at…
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From fibs to fulfillment
She thought she wanted to be a missionary, but the missions organization denied her application. In its kindest choice of…
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Big lesson in serving small
A stethoscope can put a swagger in anyone’s walk. I don’t know if all doctors feel important when they have…