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If God is loving and all powerful, why does he allow evil? Where is God when bad things happen to good people? Fair questions. For many people, suffering, especially that of innocents, is grounds for doubting the love, power or even the existence of … Continue reading
Easter weekend this year was emotional for my husband and me. Friday and Saturday we attended the visitation and funeral of a good friend from my college years. We celebrated his life and mourned his death. On the way to the funeral … Continue reading
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My sister, who lives near Boston, sent me a text message this afternoon: “We’re all ok…” Thank God. However, I know that others received unimaginably painful messages from Boylston Street today. Brokenhearted, I pray for all who suffered loss and for those who are fighting for life and limb. Some … Continue reading
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The Saturday between the Friday on which Jesus died and the Sunday of his resurrection must have been a day of grief, despair, confusion, and divine silence. Have you ever had a day like that? I have. Where are you God? What was that all about anyway? Why … Continue reading
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My family lost a loved one this week. Wednesday’s funeral service for my Uncle Carl was a lovely tribute to his well-lived life, and the lunch that followed was an opportunity to share hugs, tears and laughter with aunts, uncles, and cousins. It … Continue reading
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Last Thursday I wrote a blog post imagining fictional newspaper headlines in the days surrounding Jesus’ birth. I was blissfully unaware on Thursday of the horrible non-fiction headlines that would be created on Friday. (Sadly, my post Jesus Wept written last July in reaction to the Colorado theater shootings … Continue reading
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How do we make sense of the senseless? A bus full of tourists blows up in Bulgaria. A child is diagnosed with cancer. Movie-goers experience a violent reality instead of the fiction they expected to see. Bombs kill worshippers in … Continue reading
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In my last post I compared the birth and growth of the nation of Israel to the development of a child. Israel was born, grew into power and influence, became corrupted, and was conquered by rival nations. Sadly, by the end of the Old Testament history, the … Continue reading
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If I were to compile a list of possible topics for this blog on connecting dots to God, zombies would never enter my mind. Ever. But, after reading an Associated Press news article yesterday about a recent internet interest in “zombie apocalypse,” I’m going to … Continue reading
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Our grandson, Oliver, spoke his first intentional and intelligible words this week. He’s been vocalizing for a while, and sometimes his utterances sound like words, but we’re never quite sure. Until now. First Words The other day he said, several times and with clear purpose, … Continue reading
