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Capax Peace

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. –John 14:27 NIV I haven’t been sleeping well lately. In my mom’s journey with Alzheimer’s, she has begun taking...
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Making Space for Interruptions

Have you ever noticed how many stories start out with a description of the main character in a happy setting until something interrupts the plan? Adam and Eve hanging out with God in a garden, Joseph growing up in a big family with an adoring dad, Abram minding his...
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Creating a Holy Place

Or do you not know that your body is a temple [a sanctuary] of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?                                                 –I Corinthians 6:19 NASB95 Having studied architecture during my...
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Reality…Gratitude…Space for God

Even before I became a follower of Christ, I knew what my biggest sin was (as if there’s a “small, bigger, biggest” chart of sins—but you know what I mean): I was the kid who was always looking around at everyone else and pointing out what I didn’t have. My friend got...
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Wrangling Monkeys

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against...