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Carmel Conversations: February 2015
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Sunday, February 8, 2015. God in the Free-Fall. I was about 14 years old when I went repelling in the Shenandoah Mountains. It was at once the most thrilling and the most intimidating thing I have ever done. The hardest part? Going over the edge. I had the harness and diaper firmly attached by a repelling expert, but trusting that it would keep me safe as I went backwards over the edge was very hard to do. Wrong, wrong, wrong. God is the author of calamity&...
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Carmel Conversations: December 2014
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Sunday, December 14, 2014. Dreaming of a White Christmas. One of my favorite things in the whole world. Free of all the things I can't stand in the world. Memories from childhood of sledding. And opening my bedroom dormer window and climbing out on the roof with my dad to watch as it fell. So quiet, it makes its own music. So beautiful, it is its own art. No, there is nothing like snow. Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord. May all your Christmas...
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Carmel Conversations: April 2015
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Creating a Climate of Commendation. Bobo skee waton daton, ah.ah. ahah. Eenie meenie bobo skee waton daton, ah.ah. ahah. I know; it's a little weird. But it's tradition, family tradition specifically, in the form of a family cheer. Any time one of the kids does something notable, we cheer for them. And, actually, this is just the first in a set of three cheers we do for them. But I'll spare you the other two. Rather, Wisdom divides...
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Carmel Conversations: Brave
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Know this, though: His grace was not intended as a place to wipe your feet. And I'll admit this, too. I'm pretty tired of articles and admonitions telling me I can't speak to the topic unless I am praying for him.Praying for him? And that precludes me from weighing in on the topic? I care very much about Bruce Jenner the Proposition. And that has everything to do with those who do. Bruce Jenner the Proposition is about definitions.
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Carmel Conversations: God in the Free-Fall
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Sunday, February 8, 2015. God in the Free-Fall. I was about 14 years old when I went repelling in the Shenandoah Mountains. It was at once the most thrilling and the most intimidating thing I have ever done. The hardest part? Going over the edge. I had the harness and diaper firmly attached by a repelling expert, but trusting that it would keep me safe as I went backwards over the edge was very hard to do. Wrong, wrong, wrong. God is the author of calamity&...
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Carmel Conversations: August 2015
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Saturday, August 15, 2015. God's Not Finished With Me Yet- The Power of Hope. I saw the power of hope this week. It was a tough week for one of my kids. Seemed that every time I turned around, I was rebuking, scolding, and yes, I even yelled at her one evening. She was tangling with everyone; her jaw was stubbornly set in a 'so what' posture; her eyes blazed. I truly have no idea what set her off. But I could see it was ruling her. No, she didn't. That even...
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Carmel Conversations: August 2014
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Sunday, August 31, 2014. My son just got married. It's our first wedding and my first performance as Mother of the Groom. This is my story. So, like any female, the first thing I think of when I think wedding is 'clothes.'. Shopping for the MOG dress is a nightmare. Try googling it, and you see that exactly two options await you. Where are the fertile, birthing hips? Where is the droopy bustline? What about this woman says she ever gave birth? My daughters ...
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Carmel Conversations: Acclimating to an Unsuspicious Grace
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Acclimating to an Unsuspicious Grace. It took me forty-seven years, but I finally got it. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. There in the shadows of this life. There in the darkest night of the soul. So I won the war. What I did not win was his heart. Same for the saint and the sinner. I hate those parenting books, the ones that tell you to set them up for a fail, and then discipline them ...
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Carmel Conversations: Creating a Climate of Commendation
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In Relentless Pursuit of Truth and Truth's God. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Creating a Climate of Commendation. Bobo skee waton daton, ah.ah. ahah. Eenie meenie bobo skee waton daton, ah.ah. ahah. I know; it's a little weird. But it's tradition, family tradition specifically, in the form of a family cheer. Any time one of the kids does something notable, we cheer for them. And, actually, this is just the first in a set of three cheers we do for them. But I'll spare you the other two. Rather, Wisdom divides...
