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Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Death

This week was funeral number seven for me. It’s not really that many considering I am a pastor. Funerals come with the territory. But three of those seven were family members. During the funeral yesterday, I was struck with the intense realization that death makes everyone equal. We love. We hurt. We laugh. We cry. […]

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No Margin for Error

It was a year ago this week that I rushed my father-in-law to the hospital. It was my daughter’s senior year of high school; our youngest. I woke up at 5:30 AM and it was pouring rain. We had a 30-minute drive to school (one way) in good weather. So we hurried to gather our […]

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Mutiny Week 7: Stress

You did it! I’m so proud of you! We are ready to enter week 7. And, this week, we are fasting from STRESS. No, not desserts. Stress. The madness of the world. We are going to shift our focus and resist the chaos of it all. Seven Pauses It’s going to be a week of […]

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