Author: Michelle Van Loon
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My favorite things, 2011 version
If Oprah can create a list of “favorite things”, I decided that I could, too. However, my list is quite a bit less fancy-schmancy than O’s. It’s meant to be fun, and perhaps spark some reflection about what comforts, blessings and experiences have been favorites for you in 2011. So (sing it with me) –…
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Book review: Deeper Into The Word
As the year’s odometer is about to roll over (hello, 2012!), you might be considering a new devotional. I’ve used a variety of devotional books over the years, and have even contributed to a couple. Most follow a pretty standard format: a Bible verse or inspirational thought, a short meditation on the passage, a prayer.…
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Who read Scripture during your church service this morning?
Should women be permitted to read Scripture aloud in a church service? Probably for many of you reading this, the answer would be a simple yes. Neo-Reformed church leader and uber blogger Tim Chailles delivers an emphatic “No!” in this post. In his congregation as well many others in both fundamentalist and neo-Calvinist camps, including…
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Some people are meant to stay behind the scenes in life
It should be obvious to anyone who meets me that I am a graduate of the Wendy Ward Charm School program. Key word: should. Reality: No one will ever mistake me for either Miss Manners or America’s Next Top Model. Wendy Ward fail. Two things from my sojourn in the Wendy Ward program have stuck…
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Marking time with God
I’m posting this in hopes that maybe one of you can offer some insight to my calendars quandry. Plural intended. I’m not wrestling with the 365-day, 12-month calendar hanging on my kitchen wall and filling the pages of my Day-Timer. The calendars that don’t make sense to me are the calendar marking the cycle of…
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A simple gift for you this Thanksgiving
‘Tis a gift to be simple, ’tis a gift to be free / ‘Tis a gift to come down where we ought to be / And when we find ourselves in the place just right / ‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight. Click and enjoy the haunting voice of Allison Kraus on…