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God Will Walk With You

Steve and I believe that we have the most adorable grandson. He is creative, funny, kind, and smart. At 20 months old, he is smitten with everything buses, tractors, cars and trucks. A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to spend some special time with him, and we knew just what he would want to see—the buses that line up at the school down the street from our house. He smiled, he laughed, he pointed. It was amazing! We just delighted in his joy and laughter! Steve would do anything...

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Come and Hear

Reading Scripture often inundates my mind with thoughts and questions. The Holy Spirit often teaches us this way. Questions of meaning, intention, and audience can be so prominent while I read that a mental battle not to let them overshadow the actual passage breaks out.   Other times, though, I read a passage that stops all the mental noise. Through it I am confronted by God in such a way that mental noise bows before the call – the deep desire &ndash...

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What Motivates You?

What motivates you? Apparently there’s an online questionnaire that asks this question. I came across it in an article I was reading this week and thought I’d join in the fun. I discovered the quiz is really designed to assess our motivation at work.  The results place you in one of five categories in terms of motivation: Achievement, Power, Affiliation, Security, and Adventure. I’ll let you guess my results, but what stood out to me in the original article is that...

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