I stumble over grace. It’s a pretty word. I like how it rolls off my tongue in a sweet, feather-light way. But, defining grace – well, that’s complicated. It trips me up, so this week I went searching for answers. Grace means so many things it makes my head spin. A ballet dancer, for instance, […]
Did you see Lady Gaga’s performance of “Til It Happens to You” at the Oscars? Wow, what a powerful song. Written for a documentary film called The Hunting Ground which highlights the issue of campus rape, this song speaks volumes to the hearts of survivors. The message of not understanding what someone is going through until
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Did you know that clowns can be messengers of God’s Word? Clowns with white faces, big red noses, enormous shoes, and funny hats delivering messages from the Bible. Yes, it’s true! Clown ministry groups in churches across the country teach important Biblical truths through light-hearted skits. Their performances include messages like: God loves you, He
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They’re prayers. Post-it note prayers – folded brightly colored squares, inscribed with a date, and tucked away in a simple wooden box. They tell a story, those prayers, of the pain and the struggle inflicted upon someone I fiercely love – my daughter. Only God remembers the exact words my broken spirit scribbled on her
A summer road trip delivered our family to the door of the Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota. It’s a beauty, right?! Old lighthouses and their histories fascinate me. I am not a person who typically enjoys museums, yet it is difficult to tear me away from the display boards at a lighthouse museum.
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