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May 9, 2022

God, where are you?

“God, where are you?” I was 22 when I first asked this question. A horrific car crash had left me with a ten percent chance of survival, yet miraculously I am...

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May 8, 2022

A Steady Path

My life has been full of strong role models. My mother was head of the household and the single parent of six children. She worked from morning till night to support...

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May 7, 2022

The Land of “What Is”

I had told my new roommates that the renovations to our rented apartment would be complete before school started. But there we were, with a week of online school behind us...

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May 6, 2022

Rest for the Weary

Every day I get a peaceful moment when my daughter has gone to sleep for the night and the house is cleaned from the day’s activities. This is the moment when...

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May 5, 2022

Promise of Peace

Since my husband, Doug, became ill a few years ago, we’ve curtailed many of our activities, including driving in the snow. When it snows on a Sunday, we have a home...

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May 4, 2022

Standing Strong

Sitting in a hall with my fellow university classmates, I waited in tense silence for the French test to be distributed. This was my final language exam, and I needed to...

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May 3, 2022

Spiritual Clutter

The apartment building I had lived in for four years closed. As my neighbors and I began to move out, I marveled at the amount of stuff people had been able...

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May 2, 2022

No Distance in Prayer

When I served as a pastor at a church in Pennsylvania, someone called me with a personal concern. As the conversation ended, I asked if I could pray with him. Sounding...

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May 1, 2022

A Tiny Puddle

On my way to work this morning, I looked up at the sky. The rain during the night had stopped, and I could see blue sky between the parting clouds. The...

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April 30, 2022

Expectations

Usually when I say, “I trust you,” what I mean is: “I’m counting on you to do what I want or expect,” or, “I trust you to get this job done...

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