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New playground brings tears

It was good news. I thought. But when he heard it, he burst into tears. In the car with my 5-year-old son, we drove by our local park. Construction had begun of a new playground. The original equipment had seen better days. Red and blue paint chipping off the metal slide. Swings broken. Play areas … Continue reading →

Believing = Living

It’s easy to hold on to anger, especially when I have been wronged. It’s righteous anger, I tell myself, so I have a right to hold onto it. It’s justifiable. Until I pray the great prayer… The one Jesus taught. “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.” Dang. Jesus is … Continue reading →

Strength

In the infant’s cry and the child’s resilience, I see. In the widow’s rhythm returned, I see. In the laughter of a broken heart, I see the provocative power of God. -M.O.