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A Deeper Look at Freedom

Independence Day is a time for patriotism and picnics, to be sure. A different way to think about this national holiday is to consider what our freedom actually opens up for us. Is there a part of you that is ...
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Spiritual Weeding

Have you ever weeded a garden? It is a very important practice, yet it can be frustrating as well. You must get down on your hands and knees and carefully pull them out by the roots unless you want them ...
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God Is Right Here

When we pray and seek out God, we are often led right to what’s already here in our lives.
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Family Challenges

Family is at the core of our social structure. But sometimes we take our families for granted or even experience deep rifts with some of our loved ones.
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I Know You’re There, God

Recently, as I drove home from work, I hit a patch of dense mist rising from the river. Even my fog lights were useless. I knew the road was still there—I’d traveled it hundreds of times—but I was scared. Sometimes, ...
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Do You Want to Be Healed?

Jesus asked a man with paralysis, “Do you want to be healed?” (Jn 5:1–8) Jesus asks the same question of us in our personal and public lives.
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Let’s Spread Love

Love is so much broader than the narrow lens of romance. It can take on so many different forms and be expressed in so many different ways.
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