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Carol Bechtel

Spot On Psalms

“Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?” it asks, straight out of the blocks. “Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” So

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Peter Boogaart

Smooching, Origins, Yellowstone, and More

Origin stories have consequences. Whatever you believe, consciously or not, is the way things “really are” will become your stage directions. Each of us will

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Jared Ayers

A Compassionate and Gracious God

To this point in Scripture’s story, God speaks and God does things. But, here for the first time, God actually says what God is like.

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Timothy Van Deelen

Campfires

Lent begins in darkness and asks people of faith to search and sit with it, to sit with the uncertainty and longing — and if

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Helen Luhrs

Once I Knew How to Ease Their Pain

Now I know about the doctor’s appointment, the scan, the meeting at work, parent-teacher conferences. Easy communication is a double-edged tool when it comes to

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Laura de Jong

Popcorn, Pianos, and French Peas

I don’t have any memories of sermons from the second services, probably because I was often downstairs under the tutelage of Bob the Tomato instead.

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Harlan Van Oort

He Ain’t Heavy; He’s My Brother

The story is told of a young girl carrying her infant brother. When someone asked whether she was able, she replied, “He ain’t heavy; he’s

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Jennifer L. Holberg

Emily’s Wuthering Valentine

With Valentine’s Day looming on the weekend, who can blame the marketers of the newest Wuthering Heights film for deciding to release the film to