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Praying with faith
Tonight, my 9-year-old requested that we pray for Katie’s healing. Katie is our 13 1/2 year old border collie, recently diagnosed with a tumor in her spleen. The doctor speculates that she has…
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Follow the money to the Common Core
“I wouldn’t mind it nearly as much if I didn’t feel like I was just part of a big corporate and political campaign,” said a third-grade teacher I know. She was talking about…
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23rd Psalm, Godric-style
Elric had studied with the monks. He knew the gospels back and forth. He had the Psalms by heart… He sang in Latin, but, for me, he put them into speech I understood.…
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Poetry Friday: Goldfinch
I’m joining in on Poetry Friday this week with a poem found in our ancient copy of Bookhouse Story Time. The poem is a tribute to goldfinches, which abound in our yard this…
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Abel’s Island
We’ve started our schoolyear with William Steig’s Abel’s Island as our first “for fun” read-aloud. Both daughters (7th and 4th grade) liked it and were very responsive. I think Older Daughter appreciated it…
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Soul Survivor
Soul Survivor provides inspiring biographical spotlights on thirteen people whose example was a lifeline to Philip Yancey. Each person influenced his understanding of Christian faith in a unique way, though not all of…
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Revolution
Gandhi stuck like a thorn in the side of the British because the standard means of control had no effect against his unorthodox protests. When policemen tried to stop demonstrators by hitting them…
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Fear
Several times recently, we’ve bumped into some acquaintances from the church we left seven years ago. There have been several splits in that church since we left, and these folks left more recently.…
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Farewell to a classic
Several weeks ago, on my birthday, Marian McPartland died. I’m not a jazz expert, and I listened to Piano Jazz only occasionally. But I always enjoyed hearing her discussions with other musicians. She…