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  • It’s hard to overestimate the power of memories. Not only do they help us get through hard times (the taste of a good bowl of gumbo does wonders for my spirit), but they can lift up our grieving souls to provide a small measure of laughter or, possibly, even some sense of happiness.

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  • Oh, This Jar of Clay! Sickness, Allergies & Other Such Cracks

    With every test or doctor’s visit I’m continually reminded of how fragile are our human bodies. Mighty men and women boast of doing great things or having immaculate bodies and yet one skin prick test can change their lives. Paul wrote that we live in bodies that are like jars of clay. They are handcrafted…

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  • To be honest, I fear running into old friends. It’s a senseless phobia that terrifies the senses at the very thought of having to explain my life’s journey over the past 10, 15 or 20 years of my life. My fear goes something like this… Imagine you see somewhat familiar face picking produce in a

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  • ‘There Be Monsters!’ Faith, Fear & the Arms of God

    Have you ever come face to face with a ferocious monster? You know, the kind of villainous, malicious, delicious… err… knee-knocking, pants-wetting, truly terrifying creature who stalks your dreams and watches from behind spooky gnarled trees in the thick of the forest kind of monster?  Oh, really? They don’t exist, you say? Hmmm…. The kinds

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