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AWAKE MY SOUL — SALVATION STORY #21

on 24 Mar 2012

Today is my daughter’s fourth birthday! I awakened to this text message from her: “Today I am grateful for 4 years of sobriety, that I am not defined by who I used to be but I am a stronger person because of it, for a huge God who loves me even when I don’t love […]

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WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT A LITTLE WHITE LIE?

on 01 Nov 2009

I lied to a friend of mine this week.  He asked how I was doing and rather than talk about some heartache and struggle, I answered with the favorite Christian f-word, “Fine.”  It’s a tricky question, isn’t it?  My son told me that he recently asked a similar question to someone at the dinner table who proceeded […]

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