Tag: nature
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Depths of Sorrow, Heights of Joy
“Art also reveals the “roar which lies on the other side of silence.” In other words, artists, by being sensitive to the world around them, also feel deeply the wounds and agony of life along with its explosive potential. To know an artist is to know both the depth of sorrows and the heights of […]
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Make my feet to walk on high places
“The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like deer’s feet, And has me walk on my high places.” -Habakkuk 3:19
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Prayers Rising like Incense
“May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.” Psalm 141 : 2 NIV I’m taking liberties with my metaphor. This is obviously steam and not incense. But I’ve been thinking about the prayers of the saints lately. Are our prayers rising? In […]
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Chasing the Light
I am forever chasing light. Light turns the ordinary into the magical. -Trent Parke, The Seventh Wave
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Winter Sunsets and Dependable Kindness
I have a very kind husband. The kind of husband who has forever changed my view of men. You see, I grew up with men who equated machoism and control for manliness. Men who were selfish, unreliable. Men who valued status and power and wealth. Men who thought using women was acceptable. Men who were […]
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Of Winter and Rest
Wayne Muller says: ‘Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We miss the compass points that would show us where to go, we bypass the nourishment that would give us succor. We miss the quiet that would give us wisdom. We miss the joy and love born of effortless delight.” Winter is an […]
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Modern Parenting Stressors
What is the biggest issue facing you today when it comes to parenting? Financial problems? Scheduling logistics? lack of time? Critics, who think they know better than you of how to best raise your child? As culture shifts, the ways we think about parenting and define being a “good” parent continue to evolve. Parenting through […]