Dear God: Our waitress is there every Sunday afternoon when we go through the buffet line. “Rony.” And I sometimes think about her life, that …
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My Exploding Schedule
Help God: I’d like to call a timeout from my schedule and have some soothing “Enya” quiet time with you, but today’s one of those …
Read More »Is Heaven Real?
In most jokes about heaven, St. Peter guards the pearly gates, and some religious leaders get around on skateboards instead of Mercedes Benz chariots. But …
Read More »Mom’s Birthday
Dear God: I want to thank you for Mom. Today, we celebrated her 83rd birthday, and she’s still well and happy. She misses Dad, sure; …
Read More »Be Consistent
Have you ever caught yourself disciplining your child today for something that last week you let slide? Or constantly changing the house rules because of …
Read More »Our New Home
Dear God: I can’t believe it, Father. After all these years, you have given us a home of our very own! The paperwork went through, …
Read More »Confession
Dear God: Father, I’ve chosen tomorrow as the day I’m going to find Glen and make my confession. I’m so ashamed. Five years ago, I …
Read More »New Life
Dear God: I watched the birth of my daughter today. At three minutes after one, her tiny head emerged . . . and then I …
Read More »Go Ahead, Say It
Let me set two marriage goals before you. First, praise your spouse with flattering words at least once a day. And I mean, every single …
Read More »Jesus the Lobbyist
You’re a lobbyist? You’d almost have better luck putting “Top Used-Car Salesman” on your resumé. Politicians, especially those with an ambitious eye on a comfy …
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