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Stuck
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could be led like Israel through the desert by flame and smoke? How about a burning bush?
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Belonging
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. -Acts 2:42 What are we devoted to today in our culture? Entertainment? Work? Keeping up with the Jones’? It is as if we run a race to fill our homes with every nice object and opportunity.…
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That Which You Do Everyday…
“That which you do everyday becomes who you are” is a profound quote, when googled, has murky origins. Some attribute the quote as a version of Aristotle, “Virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions”. Ben Franklin had a daily agenda that he used in the formation of daily habits in formation of…
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Eternal Perspective
As a child, I would stand on the shores of Lake Michigan and marvel at how big the body of water was. I was told there was Milwaukee on the other side, so I would squint really hard to see if I could see the buildings or maybe where the Brewers played baseball. The water…
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Presence
What is it to be present? Two people can sit on at train next to one another, but are they truly present with one another? Two people sit on a couch watching tv are perhaps more present that the two on the train given the likelihood of familiarity. Are they on the couch present with…
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Teachers
Perhaps you had a teacher you couldn’t stand as a young person, a real disciplinarian. As much as you didn’t want to hear “be disciplined” or “do your homework”, it was the right advice. Sound advice that we didn’t want to hear, but in retrospect we understand it was right. You didn’t like the discipline…
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The Flow
Basketball practice. The words invoke fun and work if you spent any time running up and down the courts. All that repetition, running plays over and over again until you run them in your sleep. Regardless of whether you started or not, everyone learns the plays so theoretically a second stringer could step in when…
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Nervous Bee Hive
Approach a beehive and one is greeted by a chorus of buzzing that only grows in intensity as you approach it. Nearing the hive, the sound is consuming and the air vibrates with energy. It as if you can feel it in your chest. The hive is alive with activity, bees darting to and fro,…
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Hiking and Community
Hiking is a wonderful activity; whether alone or with others, it is a joy to consider the Cathedral that is set before us. The trees, terrain, wind in your hair, mountain vistas, lakes, and of course, the creatures that inhabit the woods are a true treasure. The way can get difficult, but hard work is…
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Now is the Time
When we are younger it is easy to fall into the “when we get to this point, things will be good.” We look ahead at what we hope for, our goals, kids, jobs, relationships, and homes. We begin working diligently at creating a future where we can be proud, saying “look what we have done”.…
After The Work 