Who can I bless today?

Our words to others can be a weapon or a soothing comfort. “A gentle answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1). Every day, we come into contact with people. We can use words to bless them. Asking the grocery store checkout person a simple question like, “How is work […]

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releasing service

Susan loves to help people. She is very organized. She is creatively thrifty. She has foodbank experience. So when she responded to a request for helpers, I was excited. A couple years before, we started making some basic personal items available at our church for people who were referred by the town foodbank. We have […]

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Reflections on wondering why.

On Saturday, I did a funeral. Here is a bit of what I said: Why did Kathy get cancer? Why did it move so fast? Why do I have a text on my phone from Andrew that says, “Allie’s granna is really sick. Cancer throughout. Waiting on test results. Could be gone within weeks.” And […]

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