Tag: Jesus
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Short Story: A Re-Telling of Mary
A client recently asked me to write fictional stories using Christian/ Catholic symbols. I’m not Catholic, but I am very familiar with symbolism used in Catholicism and in the Bible–I’ve been studying religion and literature for years. I suggested a story-like retelling of Mary because their symbols included a large portrait of Mary among other […]
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Thankful 30: Day 1
Will I keep up with this? I don’t know. Either way I believe it is important to give thanks and reflect on good things during this season–and all the time. The holiday season has a tendency to raise spirits and stir up all the feels that other times of the year just don’t reach in […]
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Being Christian About Halloween
My perspective on Halloween has changed to many forms over my life. As a child, I enjoyed all things horror and strange. I often watched movies like Poltergeist and Nightmare on Elm Street with my grandma…when I was 3. My grandma, for some reason, saw nothing wrong with allowing me to just watch whatever she […]
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A Woman in the Christian World — Period Talk
My old basketball net is beside the storage room at my grandparent’s house. It was given to me by my great-grandpa for Christmas when I was 5 years old. I won’t ever forget that Christmas because I remembered looking around at my cousins who were opening their pile of presents and thinking, ”they all got […]
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Folding Hands: Thoughts on Praying with my Daughter
This was a wake-up call to me that I don’t suck as a Christian mom and perhaps my daughter is not a heathen because she isn’t yet a full participant in organized church prayer….
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A Vapor in the Wind, A Sheep in the Field
It has been a lovely spring day, in my opinion. Sure, it was gray and there was a chance of rain, but it was less than 80 degrees and I was happy. My daughter and I spend the moments before bedtime outside watching the clouds grow darker overhead. The last time it was the “calm […]
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Pruning of the Soul
As I prune the dead leaves off my fresh mint plant, I am reminded of how often God uses nature to make us reflect on our lives. The sweet smell surrounds me; the more I work, the stronger the scent. I can hear my daughter counting acorns on the ground, smiling all the while. The […]
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“The Immortal Nicholas” by Glenn Beck // Review, Response
“Not evil for evil.” This is a response, rather than a summary, or a review. A few days ago my mom told me about a conversation she had with a woman who goes to her women’s Bible study group. My mom has been looking to give away my brother and sisters guinea pigs because she […]
Designing Lorri 