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Replenishment, rest, Rhythm of Life, work
“For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow…” Exodus 23:10-11a Moanings from a Fallow Field: Dear Heavenly Farmer, My nutrients have been spent. I’ve fed a family, clothed a village, provided for so many, given freely of all [...]
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compassion, Conclusion, Jonah, Missions, Writing
Jonah. Is. Finally. Done! Nine months in the making, this is the closest thing I’ve experienced to compare with bearing a child. I’ve experienced months of preparation, sleepless nights, food cravings, and pain as I prepared to “birth” this study. Okay – so maybe the food cravings are unrelated, but still, it’s been a long [...]
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Autism, compassion, Disability, Sensory Processing Disorder
I sit here as a myriad of medical terms flow effortlessly through my fingertips onto the screen. I compose an in-depth handout to share my expertise about Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder. I attempt to answer many questions. To explain what proprioception and vestibular input are and how they can help. To condense six years [...]
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Faith-Building, Missions, money, providence, Support Raising
It’s that time of year again…Shortly your mailbox will be filled with letters from willing and eager missionaries radically going somewhere for the cause of Christ. Summer projects, week-long adventures, state side and international endeavors all seem to coalesce in the summer time, and that can only mean one thing – Support Raising! This blog [...]
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Jonah. Is. Finally. Done. I want to celebrate and high-five everyone I see. I’ll resist at present because I’ve written my closing thoughts so I’ll let you read my experience of writing Jonah there! The last installment is available here: Jonah_final Please print from page 39 onward if you have already printed previous sections. Also, [...]
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cooking, creation, Dualism, food, Gnosticism
Lately I’ve been ruminating on gnosticism. I know, I’m weird. Probably most people don’t even know what that is, but the fact of the matter is, it’s all around us. What is even weirder is how watching Ratatouille with the young adult group gave clarity to my ruminations about gnosticism! Gnosticism is worldview involving a [...]
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prayer, providence, Trust
“God answers all our prayers yes… or better!” Read that again – it’s brilliant! “God answers all of our prayers yes… OR BETTER!” I used to think that God answered prayers in one of three ways: yes, no, and wait. But after a discussion last night I think those outcomes can be narrowed down to [...]
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Bible Study, Jonah
Hello my Doves! In our study of Jonah though we are just in chapter one, we’ve seen already the compassion of the Lord towards his disobedient servant (what an oxymoron!) As Christians we are given long-term callings and short-term assignments. Our callings include things like evangelism, discipleship, sanctification, and glorifying God in our lives. Such [...]
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Bible Study, Jonah, Women
Ladies! I am proud of you for trekking through our week one homework… that was tough stuff! But you can’t say I didn’t warn you! If I could grant you all a seminary credit for wading through the chiastic structure and discussing the complex genre of Jonah, I would! Those topics had to be discussed, [...]
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community, Dependence, Togetherness, weakness
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary this morning. I awoke ready for my day with lots of things on my to do list to complete, including an eye exam. Instead, I was given a life lesson in dependence. I traveled to the optometrist’s office, read a magazine, sat in several little waiting rooms, and attempted [...]
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