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Blog postThose of you who've read my novels, know I like to include some ancestral lessons in my story telling. Those who've passed along this way before us possessed wisdom that to a great extent we've lost. So many of the "weeds" we pull or spray with chemicals now were considered vital for good health in the not so distant past. One such plant is the plantain weed.
A coworker of mine told me of this little backyard gem. He said, "If you ever get a sting or a bite, you can tak -
Blog postIn her devotional, Daily Inspiration With Sigi, Sigi Oblander writes, "You say, 'I do not want to be lonely' or 'I do not want to be sick. I do not want to suffer.' Yes, but what is it you want from God? Is it only a certain emotion, a certain time, a certain fulfillment, or a certain calling for a season, or do you really want the ultimate eternal fulfillment to find that which you were born to do?"
I love people who challenge me and question my thinking, my actions. It isn -
Blog postIt happened on a morning hike a few years ago. Walking my usual trail, I slow up to gaze around me. The sun, sneaking through the leaves, sent shafts of light on fallen logs and drying ferns. I smiled and breathed deeply; fall was in the air. Just enough of a chill made me grateful for my sweater. I continued at a gentler pace soaking it all in.
I began to wonder exactly why being outside, in the midst of creation, does such incredible things to my mind, body and spirit. A reminder of -
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Blog postFrustration mounts as I swipe the towel across the foggy mirror. My face appears briefly before me as the condensation from the steamy shower covers the glass once more. Again I rub the towel against the surface but this time in a vigorous circular motion. My face reappears, a bit more clearly this time, but still not enough to finish my morning routine as I prepare for the workday. Necessity forces me to abandon my attempt.
This is a perfect picture of the verse in I
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Blog postWorld cultures have always fascinated me and when my daughters were young, I taught a mission’s class at our church. Each class, we focused on a different area and people group. We learned a bit about where they lived, how they lived, their native language and the missionaries we supported there.
Awareness of people different from ourselves is crucial, but the awareness of our unique role in the world is maybe more crucial. I’ve seen many individuals lose their way and fall int
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Blog postI started off a message once with a grammar game. I suspect most of you are thinking that the words grammar and game should not be used in the same sentence unless separated by the words “is not a”. I’m no grammar expert or enthusiast but it worked wonderfully as an object lesson and ice breaker. After a brief recap on identifying a noun as a person, place, thing, or idea, I asked for audience participation and began the game with a list of nouns to which my very sharp congregation respond
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Titles By Melody Balthaser
