Tag: peace
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why the blame game is so tempting but doesn’t help us heal
It seems like we are blaming each other a lot more these days. Well maybe not more per se, but definitely more publicly. There’s not a day, or heck an hour, that goes by that I don’t see someone on my Facebook feed blaming another person (or group of people) for all the problems we’ve…
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Why walking through Holy Week can make a difference
I was talking with someone yesterday who went to 6 Holy Week worship services in three days for the first time ever. After assuring her that this meant she would definitely receive extra gold stars in heaven, the conversation drifted to her insights and spiritual learnings from her intentional walk through this the Holiest of…
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Practically imperfect in every way
I have a 2 and a half year old who loves to watch Mary Poppins. I do I love that movie, but after the millionth viewing it’s starting to get under my skin. Especially that scene where Mary pulls out her tape measure and measures herself to be ‘Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.’…
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why I often miss the point of Christmas
Growing up I used to watch a lot of Hallmark Channel Christmas movies with my family. Nothing wrong with these movies per se, but if left unchecked you can start to miss the whole point of the Christmas. No, I don’t mean that the Hallmark Christmas Channel movies don’t contain enough Jesus. What I mean…
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learning a measured response in a reactive world (or on learning how to not be pissed off at the world)
If you are like me, then you tend to be a bit hyperbolic in your reaction to normal, run of the mill, everyday kind of inconveniences. These flubs in my day to day can elicit a reaction which is not particularly helpful or warranted. More often than not it is not what I would call…