Know Them by Their Fruits: Part 3

My precious, precious grandchildren, This series of letters is an attempt to have you notice which “ocean you’re swimming in” (remember the fish who doesn’t have any idea of what water is because it’s always been surrounded by it?). I grew into adulthood in a Christian society in which Christianity was losing influence as the …

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Know Them by Their Fruits: Part 2

My dear precious ones As I said in my last letter, it is a basic human need to believe in something transcendent something beyond our own small self that gives our lives meaning—especially when life is difficult or confusing. Part of the reality of adolescence and young adulthood is life is often confusing. I think that is especially true …

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Day 9: Suffering Is Optional

Many people are enduring real pain as a result of COVID-19. For some the pain is so intense that important relationships are fracturing. Suffering abounds. Pain in life is often unavoidable but suffering comes from how we deal with pain— whether psychic, emotional, physical, or otherwise — and is optional. Pain can cause us to …

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