ministry
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WHEE! 23!!
Today, on the 23rd anniversary of our wedding day, I come to you with a heart overflowing with gratitude. Yes, Joan and I chose to be married on Cinco de Mayo of the year 2000. I’m not sure May 5 had… Continue reading
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The Heartbreak of RPD
In a wholehearted endorsement of the axiom advising us that confession is good for the soul, I offer this mea culpa today: Sometimes I suffer from RPD… Resistant Personality Disorder. What this means is that I will sometimes resist something… Continue reading
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Helicopter Prayers
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.” – Psalm 28:7, NRSV She was tiny. So tiny the bed covers seemed to… Continue reading
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Celebrating Women in Ministry
From watching the TODAY Show this morning, I learned that today – October 11 – is the International Day of the Girl. Seems like something I should have known already. I hope you won’t take offense at being called girls,… Continue reading
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Hearing the Call
“Who is calling, please?” Remember life before there was such a thing as Caller ID? We just blindly answered the phone whenever it rang, trusting that the person on the other end was someone we knew. It never occurred to… Continue reading
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Laundry Love
It is just understood… around our house, the laundry chore is MINE. Now and then – if I am gone or if she really needs something washed immediately – my wife is permitted to enter the Sacred Utility Room and… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 