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Gardening as a Family of Faith

I enjoy vegetable gardening. I enjoy the process of it. I enjoy planning the garden, planting seeds or transplants, tending them, watching them grow, harvesting and sharing the harvest with others. I enjoy working alone in the garden, but I also enjoy having company and help when I work.   I enjoy seeing the results of the work, regardless of the stage in the process. When the seedlings emerge, I get excited about the signs of new life. Early in the season, I like watching the plants...

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The Life We Live In Between the Life We Plan

Somewhere along the way I learned to define “life” as the things that happen between the events we plan. You know the times… you have your day planned, and then something goes, well, differently. You get interrupted. You receive unexpected news. Your priorities shift without warning, which means you may not get around to doing whatever you had considered so important when the day started. That definition of life has helped me many times keep a healthy perspective when the...

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Life is Hard & God is Good

Isaiah 43:1-3aNow this is what the Lord says. He created you, people of Jacob; he formed you, people of Israel. He says, “Don’t be afraid, because I have saved you. I have called you by name, and you are mine.  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you cross rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, nor will the flames hurt you. This is because I, the Lord, am your God, the Holy One of Israel, your...

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