Words of Hope: Reckoning

Hope seems in short measure when we see the violence happening in America. People with masks shooting civilians and dragging children away from parents. Never in my lifetime would I believe this could happen. Here we are with a...

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Words of Hope: Navigating Losses

One of my mentors, Henri Nouwen writes about life as you age toward death, “Your whole life is filled with losses, endless losses. And every time there are losses, there are choices to be made. You choose to live...

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Words of Hope: The Greater Miracle

The word “passion” means to suffer with someone for the sake of love. Christ hanging on the cross out of love for humanity inspired the creation of this important word. In church, we were asked to consider which would...

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WHEN LIFE HURTS

Have you been turned upside down?  Or, perhaps, it really is right side up!  In essence, that is what suffering does to us.  It can make us stop, look, feel, grow; or it can make us go in reverse,...

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Words of Hope: I Will Be Happy If

There is a question I have been pondering during Holy Week. “I will be happy if ____________.”  Early in my dad’s cancer journey, he would have placed his happiness dependent upon his cure. He really wanted to be cured...

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