The Invitation
Doesn’t it feel great to be “invited”? From being welcomed into a childhood kickball game, to being included at a birthday party, to being asked to participate in an important project, or being accepted to a desired college…it is a moral boost to receive an...
Denying Me-First Fakery (to Gain God-First Fulfillment)
As a kid, I loved my hardcopy of “A Light in the Attic,” a collection of hilarious poems by the wonderful Shel Silverstein. One of them is called “Ladies First,” in which a bossy little girl named Pamela Purse pushes her way to the front of the ice cream line,...
Denying Ho-Hum Normal (to Gain the Thrill of Different)
My husband, Michael, tells a lot of humorous stories from his childhood, and one of my favorites involves his middle school art teacher. There was an unfortunate classroom incident concerning a mound of clay that resulted in the frazzled teacher literally...
Denying My Pride (to Gain Awe and Wonder)
[Quick note right off the bat] When I refer to “pride,” I don’t mean “self-regard” or “self-worth.” Those are good! We are God’s creation, and that makes every soul valuable. I’m talking about pride as...
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