The discussion about persuasion from Ted’s blog and my last post also fits into what I’ve been thinking and reading about Giving: You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. 2 Cor […]
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Giving
February 9th, 2004 · Comments Off on Giving
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Change my mind
February 9th, 2004 · Comments Off on Change my mind
Paul wrote a kind comment to my last entry, including this thoughtful excerpt: I find that people only have to remind others that they don’t eat meat or watch TV when that’s the only thing the other person can talk about. Substitute drinking or shoplifting as the topics: I doubt most of us have a […]
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Changes and costs: pursuing the medical path
February 6th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Enoch’s probably a bit sleep-deprived too after being up late last night with his ill daughter. But at 2 am he wrote a thoughtful post about his experience in medicine, responding to my last piece in our dialogue. I’m grateful to read what Enoch shared. Had I stayed in the program, I would have gotten […]
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Step by step
February 4th, 2004 · 1 Comment
My spirituality is a mystery to me. Where my soul is seems to be beyond my control. I get in a funk but I can’t fix it myself. The other morning I was reading some of Tania’s blog posts from earlier this week. She’s encouraged me with her writing. It was quiet at the start […]
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A breathing day
February 4th, 2004 · Comments Off on A breathing day
We have kept quite a pace these past few days so today was a day to breathe. It was a day to stay at home with the kids. A day to mix milk and honey together for breakfast recipe and to admire the glow of the green glass bottles in the kitchen leftover from last […]
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