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Beth Carroll

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A Reluctant Love Song to Winter

“Do you like snow?” Margaret asked. I glanced outside through the wall of windows by the Meijer checkout and observed that the snow had not

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Christian Privilege

I remember the day I was formally introduced to my white Christian privilege. It was September 4, 2015. I was standing in the middle of

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Secrets

I am about to share one of my deepest, darkest, most shameful secrets with you. It is a part of myself that makes me shudder

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Nice Girls Finish Last

Be nice. Play nice. Nice people. Nice time. “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Nice clothes. Nice company.

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Be Still

Be still, and know that I am God.   Psalm 46:10 As an ADHD sufferer, I confess that this verse has always given me the heebie

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Thirsty

“They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, ‘What do you want?’ or, ‘Why are you speaking with her?’

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How to Improve Your Memory

Have you ever felt forgotten? My dad likes to tell a rather memorable story from when he was a small child. One Easter Sunday, when

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Our Already-Weeded Selves

“For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty

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