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  • Better in Egypt?

    Better in Egypt?

    I’ve never wished for Egypt. But I have wished the injury had been cleaner. Maybe if the saw had taken my fingers completely, the pain wouldn’t have lasted…

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  • Manna, Misery, and Missing the Point

    Manna, Misery, and Missing the Point

    It was New Year’s Eve. J and Monica came over to ring in the New Year with us. Their daughters ran off to play with Sophia, and the…

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  • Do You Want to Be Healed?

    Do You Want to Be Healed?

    Jesus never asks pointless questions. And the one he asks the paralytic by the pool? It seems almost cruel… until I ask it of myself.

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  • The Strength to Keep Pouring

    The Strength to Keep Pouring

    It’s nearly midnight. My alarm is set for 4 a.m. And after a day that started before the sun and stretched nonstop into the night, I’m running on…

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  • The Poison of Hiding. The Power of Light.

    The Poison of Hiding. The Power of Light.

    The slow, corrosive poison of hiding. It festers. It eats away at the soul. And what remains is shame, fear, and a growing chasm between us and God.

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  • To Lead Is to Lower

    To Lead Is to Lower

    A mission trip to Mexico, a widow’s quiet act of service, and a phrase that forever changed the way I see leadership. It’s all in today’s devotional.

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