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Hell-Bent on Ministry ... (how would we live, if there was no hell?)
The Greenhouse Effect ... (why we shelter our children)
A Request to my Friends... (please "walk in the light" with me)
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Author Archives: Rina
Safe Places
Early in my marriage, I remember hearing something about how couples ought to create “safe places” for each other–environments where they can talk about their issues and work through them without the fear of anger or condemnation from the other … Continue reading
Posted in Fear, Forgiveness, Friendship, Love, Marriage
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Limping Toward Love
This morning I had a conversation with my husband and a friend about a difficult situation I’m currently dealing with. Together, they asked some challenging questions: Did I know for sure what was going on, or was I making up … Continue reading
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A Truth
“The truth has legs; it always stands. When everything else in the room has blown up or dissolved away, the only thing left standing will always be the truth. Since that’s where you’re gonna end up anyway, you might as … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Love, Marriage
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GAGGLE. 1 : a flock of geese when not in flight 2 : a cluster of people lacking organization
Over the last year, I’ve been writing a book about our family’s adventures on our little farm, and it didn’t take long before a pattern began to emerge. Every year or two, I get An Idea. Whenever this happens, Jon … Continue reading
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Thursdays Thought – Glennon Doyle on self forgiveness
I forgive myself relentlessly. Just relentlessly. It annoys people how freely and relentlessly I forgive myself. The truth is that I just don’t understand living any other way. Shame is so… self indulgent and power zapping. It leaves us useless. … Continue reading
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Why we should consider being less approachable
“Last year I felt confused and sad because someone told me that I was ‘unapproachable.’ This sort of thing happens to me often. I used to feel upset about it because I thought the world perceived my quietness as unkindness. … Continue reading
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Thursday’s Thought: Glennon Doyle Melton on body image
One of my daughters was telling the other a story about a woman we met, recently. She was doing her best to describe the woman, and went on and on, describing the way she spoke, what she wore, where she … Continue reading
Posted in Thursday's Thought, Weight Loss
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