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Adios Summer!
Have you ever had a moment in time when you felt completely unworthy? Out of nowhere a season of wrestling, heartache and loneliness takes a hold of you and you don’t know what to do? You can barely breathe and everything you do just feels wrong? You feel disconnected from everyone and from God? Ever felt like this before? Let’s face it, feeling unworthy is for the birds! It’s not fun at all. Talk about a joy killer! I felt like this most of the summer and it brought me to my knees. I’m seriously thankful to say adios to a very difficult time in my life. Yes,…
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Learning From Latin “Comentaristas”
God designed me to feel indifferent about sports. But something has happened to me. I can’t seem to pull myself away from watching La Copa Mundial on Univision. Spanglishly speaking, I blame the comentaristas. I admit that the logistics of futbol escape me, but it doesn’t matter. When my team scores—¡Viva México! Go USA!—when they make a goal, my soul bursts into song along with the comentarista. ¡Gooooooolllll! An endless voice from heaven expresses every ounce of hope I have for victory. Gooooooolllll! Y otra vez! ¡Gooooooolllll! Leave it to the critic to point out the “what if’s” in sports, but a Latin comentarista will show you what's…
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God’s grace on a German train
We were traveling on a German train from Stuttgart to Heidelberg last week when God showered us with His bountiful mercy and grace. Here's what happened. I had just finished teaching workshops on peacemaking for European women leaders at the International Baptist Church in Stuttgart. After several joyful days ministering, our team (My dear husband David, and two energetic DTS students, Julie and Judy) set out for a couple of days of sightseeing. Hopscotching from city to city, sometimes at speeds of 158 miles per hour, seemed sensible, even if you only had a few minutes to drag all your luggage from one train to another. However, not knowing…
