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Hope Amid Hardships
While trimming my hedges today I came across an unexpected sight. A few years ago I had cut down a tree that was interfering with my gutters, and now it…
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Hope Amid Pruning
Lately many of my friends have been "dealing with stuff." Health stuff. Financial stuff. Relationship stuff. Emotional stuff. And amid all the stuff life throws our way, it’s easy for…
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The Megachurch That Got Pruned
Picture a church that had 32,000 members - and lost 22,000 of them in just one day. Even worse, it soon was down to only 300 people. Although this sounds…
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Going Under the Knife
Several friends rebuked me last week when I posted a picture on Facebook of the bloody mass a surgeon removed from my back. Simply too gross and inappropriate, they said.…