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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From Bulimia to Hope
For twelve years before I accepted Christ into my life, I struggled with bulimia, an eating disorder in which a person binges on food and …
Read More »My Biggest Crush
Why two of them? They were identical twins, and to love one was to love the other. Basketball player tall. Pretty-man faces. Shock of black …
Read More »God Sent Me Flowers
It was another wintry day. My preschool-aged daughter and I were grocery shopping. We had rushed into the store from the car to stay as …
Read More »The Light Shines
“The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” —John 1:5
Read More »Sleepless Nights
I was having trouble falling asleep last night. So I tried to trick my racing thoughts into making sense. This is my poem for those …
Read More »Consider the Sparrows
“Look, if you sold a few sparrows, how much money would you get? A copper coin apiece, perhaps? And yet your Father in heaven knows …
Read More »Communicate During COVID-19
Do you sometimes feel like you’re a character in the movie Groundhog Day during the troubling days of this Pandemic? Many people say they do. …
Read More »Resurrection Hope
Dear God: My heart was so touched at Lupe’s funeral last night. The whole service was in Spanish—and I didn’t understand a word. Most of …
Read More »Just Some Crumbs
When I was a junior in high school, I went through a minor case of depression. It started when I dropped out of my super-tough …
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