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Bands of love that stretch but don’t break
Last week at the homeless shelter, I met two mothers. One was homeless. One was not. One had a homeless son. One did not. Yet both shared the same unbreakable bands of love.…
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When God made me, he grinned
Sometimes God places extraordinary people in our path. If we’re paying attention, they become our greatest spiritual teachers. Every Fourth of July, my wife and I vacation at Hilton Head. Each year, I…
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How to begin a relationship with the Holy Trinity
Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? It's a good question. On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, a better question might be, “Do you have a relationship with the Holy…
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To follow with love and longing
“Did I tell you I saw my son?” a mother asked me in a spiritual direction session. About a year ago, her adult son cut off all contact. Since then, her texts, emails,…
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How to steal the heart of Jesus
I saw an interesting tree on my hike around Lake Norman State Park. A portion of the tree was growing horizontally, about eye level, probably bent over as a sapling by a fallen…
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Finding love in the to-do list
This time of year, blowing leaves seems to be a never-ending task. I live on four wooded acres. I spend more time blowing leaves in the Fall than cutting grass throughout the growing…
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A powerful lesson from a shy little girl
“Out of the mouths of babes…” goes the saying (PS 8:2). I might add out of their coloring markers too. My daughter Molly and I were both shy and introverted when she was…
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