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When I was in 2nd grade, Miss Nelson used to have us go around the classroom by rows, reading aloud. My desk was next to a row of bookshelves, and I would pull a way more interesting grown-up book from…
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Alone
I happened to start my new job two days before a combo retreat and leadership training sesssion, which meant I got to attend the event. It was held here. I have driven by the place no less than 7.5 bazillion…
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Check it out
http://www.theparablelife.com Spiffy!
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Growing a parable life
When I hear people talking about the stories Jesus told, I listen. I’ve spent the last few years focused on them. Yes, I’ve studied them, read lots of commentaries and sermons, delighted in contemplating them and written 2 books about…
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Imagine that
Just when you think you can imagine how things are going to work in your life… …your child brings home a flea-bitten stray dog. …the doorbell rings at 2:30 a.m. …you discover a hidden stash in your son’s sock drawer…
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Let’s play!
I have a lot to learn about play. Again. When I was a kid, my mom used to tell me to go outside and play. Before I could come up with a reason why I couldn’t, she’d shove me out…