So often when we face challenges in our relationships, we pray that God will change the other person.  In fact, we obsess about the multitude of ways in which God should change them.  We don’t even think about asking God to change us.  After all, why should we change?  We aren’t doing anything wrong.  Everyone…

This Sunday at church, we had an awkward moment.  While giving the children’s sermon, the pastor asked the kids, “When the angel came to visit the girl, Mary, what good news did he have for her?” Listening on the altar steps were some girls who were around 12-years-old, roughly the same age as Mary would…

My husband and I recently started taking ballroom dancing classes.  Ballroom dancing isn’t like the modern dancing that you might do at a club or a wedding.  It is very structured.  There are rules, specific steps, and techniques.  And there is a leader.  One person, typically the man, leads.  When a song is played, he…

A little while ago, I was at church, and we were having communion.  After I received communion, I returned to my seat and observed the others still waiting in line.  One husband stood behind his wife and gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze.  A young daughter put her arms around her mother’s waist as they…

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