Does God Meet Us Half Way?

My husband once told me. Twenty years ago. “I believe in miracles. But, I also believe that God looks for people to meet Him half way.” At the time, I was young and way too full of myself.  Delighted with the fact….that God could do anything.  Believing all we needed to do was pray…. And whatever […]

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Faith: The Real Deal vs. Phony, Flimsy, Fake Faith

There is a common trend in faith communities.  In secular communities. Sweeping across the thinking of a broad spectrum of people. It’s a trend called the power of positive thinking. It is the thinking that if we hold out an image (like a God) and believe in it… Hard enough…..Long enough…..With faith enough. It will come […]

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Pregnant. And an Encounter with a Lady I have Never Met. In Africa.

I step out.  Again. The deck from our condo.  Overlooking the ocean. For glass doors do little to hide my fascination to the wide open.  And I am drawn to it…..like a gazelle in the Savannah.  A dry and thirsty one….hoping for more than a mirage in the desert. And nothing more. Separating. Water and sky. […]

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When A Homeless Man Smiles. A Tent. And BMW’s.

In the city.  I read a story.  Pregnant homeless woman.  Losing her business.  Without money.  Begging for food. Because inside her….His light.  A gift.  A baby. And I see it drive by….as it almost hits us.  The symbol.  Significant.  Racing down freeway to get to its exit.  As if no one else exists……but them. Then, there […]

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