dross skimming

the makeover that almost never ends

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My daughter is just a day away from getting braces. And about two years away from a beautiful makeover. Even though it’s a long time, we know there is a beginning and an end. We don’t have the same luxury of a specified time when it comes to God’s spiritual makeover in us. The beginning of… read more »

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when the makeover takes time

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We’ve all seen a makeover or two. A young woman, perhaps, wearing ill-fitting clothes, no makeup, unkempt hair. She’s taken under the wing of a fashion guru, an expert hair stylist, and a makeup artist. And voila! In just a couple of hours she is transformed into an image of beauty, hardly recognizable for the… read more »

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picking flowers and leaving the weeds

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Because someone cared enough to show concern… I’m a reader. I always have been. Growing up, I spent endless hours with my nose in a book. I remember when I was about eight years old, my mom dug out a few of her old books. I started with the Bobbsey Twins, and then jumped into… read more »

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on atrophy

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For months I felt like I was shriveling up, wasting away of direction and purpose. I was doing a lot of good things, but nothing seemed to be the thing I was supposed to do. Something was missing and the emptiness was pressing in. I sought God again and again, asking for wisdom. I wasn’t… read more »

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