Grace: Impossible to purchase

April 9, 2010

April 9, 2010 I had clicked through all of the appropriate and necessary screens, and now I was on the final confirmation page. The expected costs were illuminated, the credit card information entered, and then one final question. While I don’t remember the wording of the question verbatim, I do remember the gist. "If you […]

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Companions in the race

April 2, 2010

The 2008 Leadville 100 was a painful disappointment to Lance Armstrong, the world famous cyclist. While Lance has never been known for his prowess on a mountain bike, he certainly is known as someone who hates to lose. And lose he did to the 43-year-old reigning champion. The grueling 100 miles through the mountains surrounding […]

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Grace Wolgemuth

March 19, 2010

March 19, 2010 It was typically the east side door on the Wheaton Evangelical Church where we would wait. My dad, sitting in the driver’s seat, my sister Debbie beside me, and a vacant passenger seat… reserved for Grace. My dad traveled extensively, and while he loved our church, he was never one to hang […]

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1,861 words

March 12, 2010

1,861 words… Eloquent, at times poetic, powerful… and completely empty. Eliphaz the Temanite was one of the "friends" of Job. The lead friend. In his rush to judge, in his desire to unravel, in his passion to fit Job’s circumstances inside the context of his own theology, he spewed 1,861 words of condemnation, of shame, […]

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Say Yes to No

March 5, 2010

Yesterday, in an act of domestic solidarity, I joined Mary in putting clean sheets on a couple of the "extra" beds that we have in our house. I also noticed that Mary has a homemade lasagna in the refrigerator that is just waiting for the appropriate guests next week. Yes, the week ahead will provide […]

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That Sweet Aroma

February 19, 2010

I was in row 18 on my way from Denver International to LAX in Los Angeles. The airplane was a Boeing 777… which is a large wide body plane. It has three passenger cabins: first class, business class, and coach. Row 18 was the first row of coach. Roughly 30 minutes into the flight, the […]

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Be Strong and Courageous

February 12, 2010

Moses my servant is dead…" (Joshua 1:2) That’s right Joshua. The baton is now firmly in your hand. The Promised Land is in front of you and the emergency brake that I locked in place for Moses has been released. The expansive resources of this land are now available… to you… to my people. "Every […]

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Three Little Words

January 29, 2010

Julie Biddle stood on a small stage at a staff conference next to Zane, her husband. Zane was receiving a service award for his ministry commitment to the teenagers of our military families. Zane and Julie serve at Fort Rucker in Alabama, and the gathering in Georgia unveiled a special moment. As Zane and Julie […]

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Carry-On

January 22, 2010

This week I repeated a process that I have become very familiar with… a small roller-bag suitcase sits on the floor of my bathroom while I look at the clothing options in my closet and decide what will fit inside the restricted space; this time for a trip to Philadelphia. I consider who I will […]

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Compassion

January 15, 2010

Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 14:14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Matthew 15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, […]

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