Lent – Season of Change Luke tells us to daily pick up our cross and follow Jesus. What are some of the daily crosses you have to bare? The annoying co-worker, or the irritating habits of a beloved spouse or child, chronic health problems, diabetes, back pain, arthritis, loss of sight or hearing? Whatever the […]
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Lent – Season of Change What animal walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening, yet has only one voice? In childhood I crawled. Others made major decisions concerning my life and future. I had little choice over where or with whom I lived, where or […]
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Lent – Season of Change Some people barely finish one venture before jumping into another. They go from one job to another without a break, from one relationship to another, without stepping back to reflect, appreciate, and assimilate what they’ve learned, to grieve what they’ve lost. They never learn from the past, but constantly forge […]
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Season of Change – Lent Life seems so empty, so meaningless. Things that once gave pleasure–hobbies, personal treasure, even friends–seem hollow now: empty, dry as sun-baked sand. I can’t get the taste out of my mouth. I’m in a desert. Did they change? Did I? Do I need to change? Lent is no longer an […]
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Season of Change – Lent I remember those days. Kicking and screaming, my children are carried out of the store. They’ve “lost it”–literally and figuratively. In trying to have it all, they’ve lost everything. No candy. No toy. No more excursions to the store or the park. Not for a while anyway. If only they […]
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Season of Change – Lent Why do I fear change? Is what I have so good that I can’t live without it? Is everything so good that it can’t get better? Change can provide opportunity and growth. Change can be exciting, rewarding, and joy-filled. But change means giving up my sense of security, my comfortable […]
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Season of Change – Lent Their daughter jumps with excitement, proudly waving her driver’s license. “Mom, do you need anything from the store? I’ll get it for you.” “Dad, I’ll pick up Joey from softball practice.” New freedom for her–and for her parents. Daughter, father, mother, rejoice together. But other emotions mingle amid the pride. […]
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Season of Change – Lent He did it, took the plunge. Made a commitment . . . gulp. . . till death do us part . . . The time for cold feet is past. He followed his heart, consulted his mind, went through the ceremony. Yet some coldness still remains in his feet, even […]
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Season of Change – Lent Graduating from kindergarten, from high school, from college. Climbing the career ladder. Moving into marriage, parenthood, grandparenthood. Dying. The final graduation. The final change. Will I be ready? I have considered the task which God has appointed for men to be busied about. He has made everything appropriate to its […]
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Season of Change At last! The boxes are empty, their contents organized on closet shelves. After hours and days of labor, we are finally “moved in.” We love our new house in our new neighborhood, but we’ve yet to make it home. Where do we go for good pizza? Where will we find the best […]
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