Loneliness, or Sin?
The ache comes and goes so regularly that I can count on it. I called it “loneliness,” but perhaps that was a misnomer. Perhaps a more accurate diagnosis is “homesickness”—an increasing desire for and...
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(A High Calling Blogs Random Act of Poetry) The words of my mouth reading a story aloud to the child on my lap but though I read every word perfectly I do not know the storyline, my mind on less...
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High Calling Blogs Book Club: The Wisdom of Wilderness, by Gerald G. May Chapter Six: “Violence at Smith’s Inlet” Who can read this chapter without cringing? Such detestable, vile acts. Such violence...
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Unqualified Repentance
If I say “I’m sorry, but . . .” will I hear “I forgive you, except . . .”? If I don’t stop at “I’m sorry” but continue with “I’m sorry, but . . .” am I, really? Adding the qualifier subtracts from the...
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The Color of Morning
The color of morning coming through big windows behind me The color of morning on a door ajar And on the other side of the door a crack of black unknown I love the light on this side of the door I know...
View ArticleBook Club: Writing, Prayer, Confession
High Calling Blogs Book Club: The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life, by Julia Cameron Visit High Calling Blogs where Laura Boggess leads our discussion (and links to...
View ArticleConfession, Forgiveness, and Hydrogen Peroxide
I had a fear of hydrogen peroxide. The pain from a knife cut or a knee leaving behind skin on a gravelly asphalt road was bad enough, but the injury was just the beginning. There was still the cleaning...
View ArticlePre-Worship Relationship Maintenance
(In consideration of Matthew 5:23-24, and in preparation for a worship conference I’m praying for and attending this weekend.) It has happened in the past that I have caused pain or offense with my...
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The High Calling book club: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath Laura Boggess leads our Oct. 25 discussion on the “Sticy Advice” section. (Since my copy of...
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