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Victory!

One of the things I was taught in big-time professional writer's school was that including things like smells in one's writing makes it more real and "alive" to the reader. That came back to me recently as I was reading…

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But God

The Kinship Christian Radio Women's Conference was last Saturday with over 700 women in attendance listening to featured speaker Liz Curtis Higgs, attending various mini-sessions, worshiping with Jillian Jones, enjoying delicious food, and…

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The Amazing, Astounding ... GOD!

(The Amazing Gary and Lame-O the Gring-O.) While on a recent mission trip to Guatemala, one of the things I most enjoyed was a Saturday afternoon of fun, games, entertainment, and some Bible teaching for the young ladies at Prince of Peace…

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Haunted

I've just returned from a week at Prince of Peace Home for Girls in Guatemala and I am haunted. There is a spirit following me around and it won't leave me alone. Perhaps I should explain more fully: Prince…

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The Mega-Church

Sometimes, we are not at our best but we still have to function. Case in point: I am currently battling a cold and recovering from a migraine at the same time. Waaah. I still need to write…

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Disciples

I'm going to write the blog backwards this week by starting with the answer: "Both." Now, I'm guessing at this point you would like me to divulge the question, but if I did that, why would you…