First, let me say that nothing I am about to write even compares to what people in coastal Texas are going through as they prepare for Ike. It sounds like many of those who evacuate are almost guaranteed to lose their homes. Along with their livelihood, their sense of place, and their history. I am [...]

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So over the weekend I got some really kewl news: I’m getting a blog award! My new bloggy friend Heidi emailed me yesterday to say that she loves my blog so much that she’s giving me some sort of prize… I hope it’s chocolate. Oh, I kid. As I’m sure you already know, a blog [...]

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Today was a beautiful, peaceful day. The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, and the house was quiet. The kids have been in school for three weeks now, and every day still feels like Christmas morning. Remember that commercial from Staples that they ran at the end of every summer? As the song “It’s [...]

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Happy Labor Day! I hope your three-day weekend has been relaxing. Mine ended up being challenging. So I’m at Publix Sunday when someone cuts in front of me in the pharmacy line. “Have y’all seen a cell phone here?” a heavyset woman my age asks the pharmacist in a thick Southern accent. “I only been [...]

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Last Sunday at 12StoneTM, the theme of the morning was The Gap. As in the store. Yes, our creative team is REALLY creative. As you might guess, Pastor Kevin (PK)’s message was about a gap. But not the retail chain. He examined the gap within us: the distance between who we are and who we [...]

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What is it about the spiritual disciplines that I so strongly resist? I’ve been a Christ-follower for over 30 years. I know how much I benefit from keeping a regular appointment with God. It’s the only reason I get up at 5:30 a.m. every school day — ostensibly to give me time alone to pray, [...]

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