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Weekly Devotional: Steadfast hearts (2 in Hope and Trust in God series)
Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 112:6–7) You may not be surprised to learn that I read a lot of books. I’m drawn especially to those real-life testimonies of triumph over tragedy,…
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The Gift of Forgiveness
Will you – can you – forgive? That is the question we explore in our new series, Forgiveness Fridays. And it’s fitting to kick off the series honoring the person who first sparked my interest in writing about forgiveness, Jill Saward. Dubbed for years as the “Ealing vicarage rape victim,” she was a tireless campaigner…
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Celebrating Epiphany
It’s Epiphany! The day we mark the wise men coming to worship Jesus. Contrary to common tradition, they didn’t appear at the same time as the shepherds, but a lot later – many commentators think Jesus was around two years old. But for us the day rounds off the Christmas season. We look back at…
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The twelfth day of Christmas
Happy twelfth day of Christmas! And Jesus will be born in our lives – a thought Adrian Plass observed in his book of the name. How is Jesus being born into your life in the early days of 2017? During this waning Christmas season? For me, I hope he is being born into my life…
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The Eleventh Day of Christmas
Happy eleventh day of Christmas! I’m so heartened by the number of people who are enjoying my dad’s watercolors. Here’s another landscape – one he sent to me just last night, in fact, which he uses with his art students in the retirement community. For those of you in Minnesota, or able to get there, I…
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Weekly devotional: When feelings rule (1 in Hope and Trust in God series)
At the start of a new year, after what was for many a difficult 2016, I thought it appropriate to look at some passages from the Bible on hoping and trusting in God. What has struck me time and time again is just how much God wants us to look to him as our life’s…
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The Tenth Day of Christmas
On the tenth day of Christmas… many people return to work and school. Let’s keep the celebrations going in our hearts and homes. For me, I’m dreaming of a Minnesota white Christmas! Artwork by Leo Boucher.
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Books of 2016 – Eight Great Reads
So many books… so little time. I can’t imagine life without books, and I spend a lot of time reading, reviewing, and creating books. In 2016 I read for the Woman Alive Book Club, for my local book club, for my MA studies, and for research for the book I wrote, The Living Cross, on the theme…
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The ninth day of Christmas
On the ninth day of Christmas… this is when we start to become countercultural, for many people are taking down (or have taken down) their Christmas trees and are embracing new sugar-free regimes of fitness and abstaining from alcohol. But people, we’re still in the season of Christmas! Jesus has come into our lives! Celebrate…
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Happy Eighth Day of Christmas
Happy new year – and happy eighth day of Christmas! On this first Sunday of the year, we wish you joy and peace and wonder. (Artwork by Leo Boucher.)
