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Letting go is not a one-and-done activity. We can’t check it off our bucket list or inventory of goals; this is a lifelong practice. Letting go of what, you might ask. Well, simply put, everything. Our plans, our children, concerns great and small, details, the future, the past — you name it, and we need […]
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When I was a child, I remember being at my grandmother’s house and sitting on her front porch in a child-size rocking chair they had bought for me. I loved that blue rocking chair, and I felt so special to have it. I have always had loads of energy, so they may have bought me […]
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Can you remember being a kid and the excitement of a new day, which would bring so many new possibilities? Can you remember those nursery rhymes and fairy tales, and how we believed that all stories had happy endings? Close your eyes and see what childhood memories come to you Before society molds us and […]
“Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?” The band Chicago released a song with these lyrics in 1970, and as far as I know, it was not inspired by the Bible. However, it does suggest biblical truths about time and our fast-paced world. I think we all can attest that […]
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As I was praying about the state of our world and all the chaos that’s going on, the song “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty immediately came to mind. The lyrics include the powerful statement, “I got just one life; in a world that keeps on pushing me around; but I’ll stand my ground, […]
By The Rev. Jakavious Pickett Over the last year and a half, for the first time in our lives, the entire world has experienced the same thing at the same time. This global pandemic has affected each of us in ways that we never could have imagined. From quarantining and social distancing to mask wearing […]
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, tailor-made is defined as something made or fitted especially to a particular use or purpose; made by a tailor, with a tailor’s care and style. Have you ever had anything tailor-made? When you own something so customized, you truly have a one-of-a-kind item made especially for you. The tailor makes […]
