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Sunday

I just slept for 12 hours. It was needed, and I’m grateful that my body took over what my head couldn’t solve. This means, I’m awake at 8am on a Sunday morning, without an alarm clock having had to annoy … Continue reading

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Making Mistakes

Some people, like me, shudder inwardly at the thought of making mistakes. Some people shrug their shoulders, and the thought doesn’t really trouble them. Since I’ve been really anxious in the last days about a mistake I made at work … Continue reading

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Radically Good

The gospel is radical. Did you know that…? I didn’t, for a long time. I knew the gospel to be God’s demanding rules on our self-denial and the framework for some kind of achievement scale. No kidding. And I took it seriously. And … Continue reading

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Daily Riches: Don’t Try Harder (John Ortberg and Richard Rohr)

Originally posted on Richer By Far:
“When you stretch, you don’t make it happen simply by trying harder. You must let go and let gravity do its work. You give permission, opening yourself to another, greater force. This is not…

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