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Tag Archives: Trial
The Fear of Dying and The Tools for Battle: Kumbaya – 2.0
On July 2, 2017, I wrote an article called Kumbaya in response to an assertion that priests and pastors are leaving the church in droves and beautiful church buildings, rich in symbol and story, are having to close up and … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Courage, Education, Family, Heaven, Life in these times, Politics, War
Tagged Armor, Christian witness, Death, Faith, Genocide, God, Heaven, History, Liturgy, Parental responsibility, Persecution, Prayer, Trial, War, Worship
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Shall We Be Polite or Shall We Fight?
If you have siblings, no doubt you have been told by your parents or grandparents to play nice and get along. My grandmother, whom we called Nana, used to say to my older brothers: “Now boys, it is too nice … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Courage, Life in these times, Politics, Responsibility, Sacrifice, War
Tagged Children, Christian Martyrs, Christian witness, Genocide, God, History, Our choices, Persecution, Thoughtfulness, Trial, War
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The Stench
It is Tuesday afternoon, I’ve had a bad headache all day, and it seems a good time to begin an article that came into my thoughts yesterday. It was then that I read an interesting blog post called The Stench … Continue reading
When a Warrior is Needed
As a kid, I was never a girly-girl. I was a tom-girl who didn’t have much patience for a lot of fluff. I was indifferent to painted nails but loved adventures. I was impatient with those silly pictures of guardian … Continue reading
When You Can’t Fix It, It Won’t Go Away, and Some Days it is Crushingly Painful
Despite what other people’s lives look like on the surface, I would say that probably all of us, at some time or another have been overwhelmed by fear, loneliness, pain, sorrow, or loss that is so overwhelming we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Books, Courage, Friendship, Marriage, Mental Health
Tagged Blessings, Changing hearts, Faith, Friendship, God, Grief, Humility, Prayer, Trial, Waiting, Writing
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An Insider’s View of Depression, Anxiety, Thoughts of Suicide, and Traveling the Road
Dear Friends and Readers of When the River Won’t Flow, Twice before I have posted something written by others. Today I want to share a very special piece written by a dear friend of mine, who has remained my friend … Continue reading
The Best Time of the Year, Even When it Isn’t
We are in the weeks before Christmas. For some, it means parties and shopping and better food than usual. For observant Christians, today is the second Sunday of Advent. We are preparing for the arrival of God, born of Mary. … Continue reading
Life in a Parenthesis
We have all kinds of projects to pursue, engagingly articulated and brilliantly planned between us, which all seem relegated to some distance day that, at my worst, I fear will never come. Although we keep working the plan, the ball … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage, Poverty, Responsibility
Tagged Art, Blessings, Debt, Faith, Humility, Marriage, Money, Parental responsibility, Trial, Unemployment, Waiting
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In time of trial: On Hobbits and Narnians
I started writing this post prior to Christmas when the recent events in Paris and California reminded me that we do not live in tranquil times. Life intervened and I hadn’t the time to finish it. Since then there have … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Children, Christian witness, Faith, Forgiveness, Friendship, Genocide, God, History, Our choices, Persecution, Sin, Trial, War, Writing
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Are You out of Debt Yet?
The question has been raised, and the answer is, in truth, quite simple. No! Not even close! I lost my full-time job on January 5, 2009. The intervening seven years have been very good years in many ways. They have … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Creation, Debt, Humility, Marriage, Money, Our choices, Trial, Unemployment, Waiting
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