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Walking Through The Dystopian World Called The Empty Nest

In: General on: February 25, 2024

As a child, I recall watching one of the Mad Max movies with vibrant clarity. The finer points of the plot lay beyond the scope of my young mind, but …

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A Very Gen X Advent Tale

In: General on: December 14, 2023

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. -Luke 1:41   I am a child of …

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Poetry, God, & Artificial Intelligence

In: General on: April 25, 2023

Lately, I write poems in the kitchen, waiting for sauces to thicken. I tap out poems on trails by the river while my daughter dances and sings in her …

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Merry Christmas

In: General on: December 24, 2022

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told. Luke 2:20 Is …

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On Christmas Traditions

In: General on: December 6, 2022

I saw a photo from Christmas 2006 last week, in which my three oldest children all fit on one little ride-on toy car. Given that those boys are all …

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On Showing Up Grateful

In: General on: November 22, 2022

On one of the last days before Thanksgiving break, a teenage child left my house happy because the thought of a whole week off danced ahead, a …

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On Pain and Unexpected Births

In: General on: September 16, 2022

I knew a woman once who became very sick one day at work. She left to go home but instead headed to the emergency room because she felt so horrible. …

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On Beginning Again

In: General on: August 10, 2022

I’ve been writing the same novel for about five years. At the rate I'm going, it may take me five more to publish it. I have begun it, trashed it, and …

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three things to help us when everything is bananas

In: General on: March 23, 2022

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.But the greatest of these is love." –1 Corinthians 13:13 Can we all agree that everything is …

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Love & Restlessness

In: Church, Family, General, Spiritual Growth on: February 9, 2022

My husband and I took a long walk the other night. Two days before, our temperatures were below freezing, but the air was slightly warmer on this …

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Palm Trees and Pandemics

In: General on: January 24, 2022

I love the story of Deborah for a few months now. Morgan and I preached about her two years ago (you can listen in here), and Deborah has not fallen …

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how to be like God

In: Family, Spiritual Growth on: January 12, 2022

Sometimes I sit in the quiet and imagine Eve walking in the cool of the morning with the God in whose image she was made and the man whose body was …

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Do you ever just want to open your arms wide to God and laugh at the way life is completely ridiculous? Carrie’s monthly newsletter provides a chance to grow spiritually through a blend of rich devotional teaching and cultural hot take. It’s solidly grounded in the belief that God is generally in a good mood, and the closer we get to him, the more complete our joy will be.