Jesus overcomes tragedy
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“I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since.” – G.K. Chesterton The older I get, the more I suspect that fairy tales were never merely stories for children. They were maps. Maps for navigating a world filled with beauty and terror,…
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“It is strange”, he said at last. “I had longed to enter the world of men. Now I see it filled with sorrow, with cruelty and treachery, with those who would destroy all around them.” “Yet, enter it you must,” Gwydion answered, “for it is a destiny laid on each of us. True, you have…
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Before the house fully woke up, before the questions and snacks and little feet hitting the floor, I carried my unrest outside like a basket too heavy for one arm. Motherhood with small children has a way of thinning you out. The broken sleep. The constant touching. The noise. The invisible labor of remembering everything…
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King David is my favorite author of the Old Testament. He was a man that was real, honest, and raw with God. He mused and fussed with God, praised Him, and thanked him — all three rather quickly sometimes. An awesome man of God and King David asked God to keep him “as the apple…
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Loneliness after abuse is a room without doors, a silence that hums beneath your skin. You might think you deserve it, that love is something you were built to repel. But I promise, loneliness isn’t a verdict. Start small. Sit with it. Don’t flinch from its sharpness— let it pass through you. It hurts, but…
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An excerpt from Morgan Snyder’s book “Becoming a King:” “The context of the journey of deliverance from the false self and restoration of the true self is unique, but the process is universal. It begins with awareness. The first step to becoming true is becoming aware of the false. Who am I in my false…
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King David is my favorite author of the Old Testament. He was a man that was real, honest, and raw with God. He mused and fussed with God, praised Him, and thanked him — all three rather quickly sometimes. An awesome man of God and King David asked God to keep him “as the apple…
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Genocide “is the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.” In other words, mass slaughter. All childhood sexual crimes fall under this category. It is a genocide on the human race – so it is indeed a racial crime. Why…
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There are worms that won’t harm you if you swallow them, but there are worms that can be extremely harmful. Incestuous relationships are like eating harmful worms and having them live inside you wreaking havoc. They create a system of shame and disappointment. Trustworthiness is no where to be found in these caverns created by…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: When you are faced with a truth, you must decide how to respond to that information. Will you deny what you know your mind, body and soul is speaking to you? Or will you lean in and with grace be kind to that returning memory?…