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Making Room for Life

Do you remember youth camp? Many of us spent at least part of our teenage summers immersed in that wonderful weeklong experience of highly energetic days of adventure and highly meaningful nights of worship. Camp is so fun. The memories are lasting. Overall, it can be a great experience, and I long for the post-pandemic days when we can return to its revelry. However, if you did experience camp you likely experienced the effect of coming off the “camp...

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The Art of Conversation

In a recent conversation with a music major, the subject of art came up. I shared with him my fascination with the arts: visual, musical, performance, digital, etc. It was fun to explain to him that, though I am not particularly gifted in any of those areas, I have a deep appreciation for the arts. I then turned the focus of the conversation to conversation itself. You see, I’ve always seen word as art, not just in terms of poetry or...

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Provision In The Year Ahead

Have you experienced that moment of surprise and revelation when something that you thought would not work out, actually does work out? One month my wife (Ashley) and I received a note from someone who I would consider a loose acquaintance. Ashley had done business with the woman before and through those interactions had spoken with her a few times, but that was the extent of the relationship as far as I can recall. Then, completely...

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