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One Hand

I’ve been showing you the handprints of our kids. We can’t show their faces. They live in a place where showing pictures, listing names, even naming the country would magnify the danger they already face from the traffickers. So the handprints are a way of creating a sense that we’re personally connected. However, 22 handprints […]

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One Kid At A Time

I don’t read as many books as I should. During our brief Christmas vacation I devoured FINDING CHIKA by Mitch Albom. It’s a delightful, heartwarming – and heartbreaking – tale of what happens when love steps across the artificial boundaries we place in its path. FINDING CHIKA, on one level, follows Mitch Albom’s faith journey […]

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Two Kings

2000 years ago the people of Bethlehem were offered a choice between two kings. One king lived in a luxurious palace. The other was born in a stable. One king controlled unlimited wealth. The other was born into, and lived his entire life in, poverty. One king controlled an empire, commanded the mightiest army on […]

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The Next Right Thing

One of Becky’s principles is “do the next right thing.” It’s a consistent reminder that life isn’t really about big, momentous events. The path is determined one small choice at a time. Make lots of good choices, one at a time, over and over again, and you’ll look back at a journey you can feel […]

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Meanwhile

Imagine the Christmas Eve headlines. Thousands Flock To Ancestral Homes!Burdensome Taxes On Horizon Roman Soldiers Assault Innocent Family!Apparently They Looked Guilty Governor Hosts Huge Party!Wealthy Dine And Dance While People Starve King Huddles With Advisors!Amid Rumors Of Purge All sorts of urgent “news” might have dominated first-century Twitter feeds. Social media streams would have been […]

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Nasty

Imagine being born in a stinky, nasty place surrounded by chaos. And then imagine, after you survived, powerful political leaders considered you a threat and wanted to kill you. Our neat little nativity scene is a bit misleading. It wasn’t all rainbows and smiles surrounded by a heavenly glow from the star. It was an […]

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