Tag: Truths
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For His Name
Psalm 23:3b “He leads me along the right paths, for His name’s sake.” “I will set in the desert the cypress…that they may see and know…that the hand of the Lord has done this.” – Isaiah 41:19-20 Have you ever seen something out of place or where it didn’t belong? I always chuckle when…
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Strengthen My Hands
Based on Nehemiah 6:9 But now, O God, strengthen my hands For I’m weary, and there’s work to be done. I know new mercies are promised each day At the rising of the sun. But now, O God, Strengthen my hands For the night seems very long. Sustain me, restore me, O God, I implore…
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He is Good
“Safe?… Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good.” As a young adult, I read these lines from Lewis’s Narnia series. One of the greatest struggles in the early years of my life had been questioning the goodness of God. I’d already seen the bodies of adults and children destroyed by…
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Messy Connections
This article was first published in the first edition of the Become. Journal. When my oldest was just a toddler, I was flipping through the television channels. There wasn’t the option of streaming services, just a few local stations that came through the antenna. I paused when I saw a local church come on the…
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The Error of Emotion in Worship
This article was first published in the first edition of the Become. Journal. When I was about twelve years old, I was incredibly excited that I was old enough to go to the “cool” church worship service. Let me give you some context. This was the mid to late 90s, and most of the churches…
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This is Kingdom Work.
This article was first published October 1, 2025 in Ezra’s World. This. is. Kingdom. Work. Y’all, it’s easy to get caught up in the monotony of the mundane life. It’s another level of mental processing when you’re doing the tasks you assumed you’d only be doing for a few years with your kids. We didn’t…
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No Place to Lay My Flowers
This poem was first published in May 2013 after the loss of our third child, Ezekiel Lee. No place to lay my flowers, No place to hang my head, Instead for many hours, I grieve inside instead. No stones to pay remembrance, Or dates to commemorate, The day, the hour, the moment, You walked thru heaven’s gate. Yet, etched upon my…
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This Is Worship
This article was first posted on August 25, 2024 in Ezra’s World. Even before the music started in service today, the sensory seeking and anxiety started. It shouldn’t have been surprising after the first week of school and a bout of strep. My BFF texted and asked if I was at church. I replied, “At…
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When It’s No Longer Cute
This article was first published April 4, 2024 in Ezra’s World. April is Autism Awareness/Acceptance month. For the past seven years, we’ve spent each month wearing Autism tees, posting on Facebook, participating in 5k walks, and so much more. This year, we’re pretty silent. See, we no longer have a cute four-year-old who walks around…
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He Restores My Soul
Psalm 23:2-3 “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.” “He restores my soul.” For most of my life, these words tied my stomach in knots. I struggled with the meaning of the word restoration. Anyone who has worked with kids has probably said, “Put…
From Ashes to Glory 