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How to pray when you feel worried
When my mind is cluttered with a mental “to-do” list, I know it’s time to pull out a piece of paper and write it down. Once I put it in writing, it frees me from feeling like I have to keep it present in my thoughts lest I forget it. The list no longer clouds my...
The big lie you deserve to know about, and 4 ways to know if you are falling for it
I sat in McAllisters debating silently with the convincing sign on the table in front of me. It whispered that subtle lie. This time those three words nearly won the argument because there was an element of truth to what they said. After all, my alarm went off that...
Two Prayers to Refresh Your Own Prayers
If you’re like me, sometimes your prayers feel as stale as an old piece of toast. Maybe God’s not bored by your words, but you sure are. You want to pray for your kids, your friends or simply pray for yourself. But the words feel more like yesterday’s leftovers than...
What happened to the “supper” part of the Lord’s Supper?
Sundays, in the GreenHouse, are for eating together. Our college sons come home for Sunday lunch, and in the evening a group comes over for dinner. Everyone contributes to the evening meal--always delicious and plentiful. But it’s not the tasty meal that brings us...
Why you shouldn’t begrudge those extra pounds
I’ve been avoiding eye contact with the scale in my bathroom, lest I feel obligated to start a conversation with it to assess the damage after the holiday feasting. But last week we watched the movie, “The Hundred-foot Journey”, and a quote in the movie changed my...
5 Questions that John the Baptist makes me ponder
Jesus is definitely the main character in the Advent readings, but some of the supporting roles surrounding his story are quite intriguing. I've already shared why Mary is my hero (A Protestant's confession), but Jesus' cousin, John, is another one whose life...
Tis the season for… Advent
Advent. It’s not a word that I grew up with in the Christmas season. Deck the Halls, Santa Clause, Christmas cookies and lots of goodies – that’s what I’m familiar with at this time of the year. Advent was always something that other churches did. I never knew exactly...
Finding words for gratitude in the Psalms
Need some help expressing thankfulness? Let the Psalms guide your heart to gratitude whether you are in a place of awe, despair or gratefulness. The ancient words will give you words for today. Begin with any of these Psalms listed below. Read the whole psalm; pray...
3 Surprises about the pain of love in our adoption story
When we adopted the twins, I was confident that love would set things right to their very wrong beginning. I grew up watching love heal wounds, reconcile conflicts and instill hope. So naturally, I counted on our love to do the same for the twins. We addressed their...