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Tag Archives: Religion and Spirituality

Psalm 71 – a comfort for older folks

June 9, 2020

I recorded my reading of this Psalm for my church’s website. My hope is that it may be a blessing …

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Sailing on the High Seas

March 13, 2020

Wash, wash, wash your hands Twenty seconds at a time Merrily, merrily, merrily, Don’t even try to mime! I’m writing …

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Mental Illness Awareness Week – 2017

October 6, 2017

Take a minute this week to pray for those who are living with a mental illness. According to the National …

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Lies, Put-downs, and Ivory Soap

February 19, 2017

I’m a preacher’s daughter. A PK. I was raised in a fishbowl with guidelines on how to behave, including a …

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What are you willing to suffer for? Part 3 – Final Answer

April 7, 2014

As a response to Part I and Part 2 of this series about suffering, I was comforted yesterday to see …

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What are you willing to suffer for? Part 2

April 1, 2014

I asked this question last time based on reading Daniel Taylor’s words that he could tell what our passion was …

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What are you willing to suffer for?

March 23, 2014

A scintillating question.  When I read this, I really had to think. I’m gearing up to attend the Calvin College …

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Christmas: An Unexpected Gift

December 25, 2013

This is often the way God loves us: with gifts we thought we didn’t need, which transform us into people …

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Nursing Reunion Becomes Spiritual Retreat

October 21, 2012

“If only” runs through my mind as I remember our 50th reunion of a week ago. Twenty-nine of forty classmates …

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Fourth Pres – Chicago – Lays Second Cornerstone Today

September 16, 2012

One hundred years ago tomorrow, the first cornerstone of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago was laid on a dirt road …

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