Death, where is thy sting? Here.

Note: I wrote this for my church blog, but thought it might resonate outside of those circles as well. Mom. Dad. Grandma. Poppa. Sister. Brother. Wife. Husband. Aunt. Uncle. Daughter. Son. Friend. These are some of the names given those who died recently. It has been a difficult week in the life of our church …

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Just make it through the night

Our son recently turned 7 years old. He's in first grade. It's been a rough week. Oh, not for him nor his little sister. They're fine and are excited for Christmas. But the unspeakable horror of the Newtown shooting hit Joann and me very hard.  (Though, obviously, our sadness is in no way comparable to …

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