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Judges: God Only Knows

April 8, 2025

Judges: God Only Knows

“In the work of love there is no part too small to matter and no part so great that it trumps everything else.”

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June 18, 2021

Worth the Work

Years ago, a friend made a large donation to help a new organization get started.

Winslow Homer

June 17, 2021

The Rhythm of Routine

We mark transitions in our lives one way or another, usually by big events like graduation, career promotions, marriage, children, and retirement. It was the same for Jacob — except a little more dramatic.

Ned Bustard

June 10, 2021

The Good Commission

Some blogs are diaries – personal and revealing by making you feel you have been invited into the interior of the author’s life.

Lori Grimmett

June 3, 2021

One Way or Another

Discoveries made through a mistake, battles lost by a sudden change of wind, unintentional inflection points in a life through a wrong turn.

May 27, 2021

Ears to Hear

I pray none of my college professors read this late confession.

Caroline Carp

May 20, 2021

On an Even Keel

A friend asked me, “What do you think your best contribution will be? And for what would you like to be remembered?”

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