Falling Short of Job

Job is not necessarily one of those people in the Bible that you aspire to have a life like. After all, he loses his children, his livelihood, his possessions, and his health.…

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Seasoned with Salt

I mentioned last week that I was going to do a few posts on Job, though I had hoped to do them all in the same week. Unfortunately, winter arrived and our…

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What is God Doing?

There are a lot of interesting one liners in the book of Job. Some of them offered in the midst of bad advice, others offered in a desperate attempt to make sense…

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Seeing Spiritual Sickness

I wasn’t prepared for all that pregnancy brings, and I’m sure most first-timers agree. One thing that continues to surprise me is how inquisitive people are about my current condition. Generally, people…

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On Fearing Miscarriage and Announcing Pregnancy at 7 Weeks

At 14 weeks, I’m finally getting back into the swing of almost being normal again. I’ve been nauseated for a pretty constant seven weeks, but hopefully that’s slowing down now that the…

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Lessons for the New Year

As I mentioned in my previous post, 2015 had some pretty rough moments. I am prayerful that 2016 will be a hard year, too, so that I can continue to grow in…

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Have a Hard Year!

When thinking about what you want out of the new year, what comes to mind? Peace, love, prosperity? Success? Something along those lines, I’m sure. But what about a hard year? Is…

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Internet Interaction

I was appalled, scrolling through my news feed and coming across one of those articles, where a friend of mine had commented on it and now it showed up as something I…

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An Aversion to Sin

I never really understood aversions until this whole pregnancy thing happened. But when I found out we were expecting a little one, it didn’t take very long for the aversions to set…

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A Sermon on Stewardship

The way we hear sermons is very personal, right? Obviously the preacher does his best to craft a sermon that will prick hearts, but not all hearts are the same. Some are…

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