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Forgiveness Fridays: When nations repent by Sheila Johnson
What happens when nations repent? How does God honor the prayers of his people seeking forgiveness for those atrocities committed by governments? I don’t claim to know the answer to that mystery, but I also don’t want to discount how he might hear our cries. What do you think? Although I was born in the…
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Watercolor Wednesday: When in Rome
With the terror threat in Britain raised to critical, people are feeling concerned. We may think twice before our morning commute or going to a concert or other cultural gathering. Fear can make a home in our lives, constricting our actions. And yet we “keep calm and carry on.” We pray and we plan but…
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Weekly Devotional: God Rested (1 in Sabbath and Rest series)
Time for a new devotional series! I unintentionally took most of the Easter season off from posting – I think with my work on my MA studies along with the usual deadlines and lovely family life, I’ve been exerting more than I realized. I have about three more months of intensive work on the MA,…
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Forgiveness Fridays: Forgiving Hitler? by Veronica Zundel
When is it our place to forgive? Are we being presumptuous when we forgive someone who hasn’t hurt us directly, but who hurt someone close to us? Veronica Zundel poses some important questions to ponder. Do we have the right to forgive? Don’t laugh, but I find it much easier to forgive people once they’re…
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The Lord is my… Teacher: Riffing on Psalm 23 (part 3)
Some years ago a writing friend shared with me how he liked to personalize Psalm 23 according to the different roles the Lord could play in his life. Thus instead of a Shepherd, I wrote about the Lord being my Publisher. (And here are some examples of other people engaging with this psalm.) Recently after receiving…
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Forgiveness Fridays: When there doesn’t seem much to forgive by Philippa Linton
Forgiveness is key, but what about when we don’t feel like we have much we need forgiving? I love Philippa’s exploration of this topic, and when I lead retreats, I emphasize that this may be the case for some of the participants. We have the freedom not to go digging! Have you ever been on a…
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Forgiveness Fridays: The miracle of forgiveness by Jen Baker
I keep being blown away by the stories in this forgiveness series. Today’s is miraculous – but Jen has done plenty of everyday forgiving too, as she outlines. I’m guessing that the timing for this blog might be special for someone today… I forgave by faith. Yet what happened next astounded even me…. *** I…
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Dad’s Mammoth Ice Cream Cake – a recipe for feasting
My dad was raised on a farm in southern Minnesota, and when he was 10 his father died, spiraling the family into poverty. Out of this background he retains a practical approach to life – why eat a processed, expensive version of an ice cream cake from a popular chain when you can make your…
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Forgiveness Fridays: “The one person I don’t forgive” by Penelope Swithinbank
We say we forgive. We ask God to help us forgive. We think we’d done it – phew, we’ve forgiven. But why the niggle? Why, actually, the unforgiveness that rears its ugly head? What are we holding onto? Oh, how I love this post from Penelope Swithinbank. Please, don’t miss it. I wish I could…
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Forgiveness Fridays: “Unless you forgive others…” by Jane Clamp
Goodness me, what a story. When I first read Jane’s account of her rage and pain, I could relate. But what comes next you cannot miss… “But you know you have to forgive me, don’t you?” This from my husband, who’d left us only a matter of weeks before. We were standing just inside the…