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God- Elijah lived a long time ago. But he isn’t so different.He wanted to be safe.He wondered why you let him down.He was exhausted.He wondered why bad people had the power.He was afraid.He wanted to tell you his complaint more than he wanted to hear your explanation. We confess that we are like Elijah, sometimes.We […]

Raspberries are not my favorite fruit. The tiny seeds are annoying. The stalks have bristles. There are often mosquitos around our yard when we might be wading in to pick them. And yet. Eaten by a three-year-old within seconds of being on the bush, they are wonderful. There are things that are wonderful. Just reminding […]

Dear KG. I took some time off from writing. But I’m okay. Thanks for asking. +++ A few weeks ago, Ben’s aunt got married. His dad’s sister. Ben was assigned to a table at the reception. Along with his mom and dad. And his dad’s parents. And his mom’s parents. And his uncle (dad’s sister). […]

God. We need to talk with you about how we feel right now.Because in this place, in this land, in this world, there are troubles. You told us, Jesus, that in this world there would be troubles.We can’t say you didn’t warn us. But in this place this week and in this land this week […]

Someday soon, this road will be rebuilt. It will be a smooth connection between our subdivision and the next. In the meantime, it’s been a terrible connection between our subdivision and the next. Sometimes the whole street was closed. Sometimes half was open but went from concrete to gravel. Sometimes walking was the only way […]