General

  • Who WAS That Guy?

    Did you know that there are multiple “fools” in the Old Testament?  Well, I know there are many people who were foolish, but did you know that there are different kinds of fools?  In other words, our English does a poor job of translating the Hebrew meaning so we keep using the same word over

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  • The study began on July 1st with the blank walls of my office.  At the end of last year I moved my office into the bigger room of my apartment and set up my desk, production area, and stained glass station.  We painted the walls a beautiful deep purple.  And that was it. You might

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  • Refusing Gifts from God

    There is a Seven Eleven near the office that I go to quite frequently.  A couple of mornings ago there was a homeless man in a wheelchair sitting outside of the store.  It is not unusual to see homeless people about, so I was not surprised.  He did not look at me, nor did he

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  • Trying NOT to Be

    If it killed me I was determined not to be a messy Mercy. I was NOT going to be someone who needed a GPS, a map, and a “call a friend” lifeline to get from their home to the grocery store.  I was not going to be an emotional geyser every five minutes.  I was not going to be disorganized and

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  • Design and Decisions

    For years I blamed it on the dream. Following that dream was why I crashed and burned, why I nearly had a nervous breakdown, why I made a ridiculous move and then had to come back home in pieces. I distinctly remember the long drive back to my hometown, every mile between me and the

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