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Is It Possible to Walk the Blameless Path?

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Every profession has its own language. Medicine has three-and-four syllable words, often with Latin roots. Our big words make sense to us, as physicians, but probably not to those outside the profession.  Recently, I realized missionaries have our own language and conversational topics, too. Yesterday, a few of us took a break together […]

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The Prayer Walk and the One With Whom God Wants to Talk

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A surprising but sweet thing happened yesterday. Eight Days of Hope training is this week. It began last night. I wanted to prayer walk the building and the apartments where the trainees would stay before it started. As usual, I put out a call on social media for help. I can usually get volunteers, but not

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Sliding Down the Slippery Slope and How to Stop the Descent

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]A catastrophic accident can happen when you least expect it, and, early one morning, it almost did. The rain-soaked ground in front of the horses’ feed trough and the incline on which I usually stand were both slick with mud. I was behind schedule and in a hurry. Just as I lifted the feed

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The Organizing Splurge and the Importance of Letting Go

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]“We want you to have a splurge,” my friend told me. “Something just for you. Do not do ministry with this,” she said as she handed me a little box tied with red and white string. Inside was a $100 bill. I carried that bill for weeks. I couldn’t justify anything. A manicure

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When You Try to Hide But God Can Still See

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] A furry face nudged mine until I roused slightly to look at the clock. Not quite 5 am. I groaned, turned over, and snuggled deeper into the covers. I was almost asleep again when a rough little tongue licked my face. Still not willing to get up, I pulled the covers over

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When Your Plan Isn’t Working and the World Won’t Cooperate

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Are you ever overwhelmed by the inability to get everything on your to-do list finished in the time you’ve set for it? That’s where I am right now, and it’s stressing me. A lot. There’s clutter in my house to clean out, organization to restore, the new James e-book launch to plan, reviewers to solicit, the

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Proper Prayer Begins by Taming the Tongue

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Living in the Shadow of the Cross and Loving Our Enemies

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[vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ column_width_percent=”75″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” font_family=”font-377884″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]It’s hard to tell this story without going into the specifics, but there’s no need to dredge up the past again, so please bear with me. More than a decade ago, I went through a

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When I Couldn’t Tell if I’d Achieved My Goal or Not

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Friends arrive today from abroad for an extended stay. I decided to prepare a welcome meal for tomorrow. The goal was to cook food that seemed familiar, a little touch of home. The problem, of course, was that I didn’t know how to cook the way they cook “back home.” I don’t have their

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The Blood-of-Jesus Family Reunion

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]I can’t remember why one of my small groups fell apart. I’m pretty sure it was my fault. We met in my home, but travel, ministry, and busyness got in the way. I was tired all the time. It was too much. We should meet somewhere else, I thought. We didn’t. Last night, we finally

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