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{Re}inspired
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{Re}inspired

Today, I started reading the last book by the late Rachel Held Evans. I was so shocked by her early, untimely death earlier this year that I couldn’t start reading it right away . Rachel had a way of saying things that…

{Re}st
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{Re}st

I’ve likely talked about this before. This scripture in Mark where Jesus takes on the Pharisees, yet again. Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of…

{Re}purpose
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{Re}purpose

I thought that I had dredged up everything that I’ve ever written or created. Then, I found a box in the closet and went spelunking in our network-attached storage device. I found several Sunday School lessons, poems,…

{Re}envision
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{Re}envision

Re-envision. I woke up this morning with one very clear thought. Unusual for me, since you know as well as I, that I wake up all blurry-eyed and discombobulated. But the echo was clear. But you’ve been given more than…

{Re}group
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{Re}group

The verb regroup means “to stop for a short time and prepare yourself before you continue doing something that is difficult, to stop and think, reorganize, etc., before continuing.” I needed to do that today. Take some…

{Re}condite
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{Re}condite

I’ve wrestled with whether or not this is a real “re” word, because it doesn’t really have anything to do with “back” or “again.” Recondite actually means “difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or…

{Re}fill
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{Re}fill

This morning I was filled with gratitude for the blessing of good health. Often we take this pure, glorious gift for granted. I called the pharmacy for a refill for some medicine that the doctor ordered for me months…

{Re}versely
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{Re}versely

Reversely is basicly the adverb form of the word reverse. Reversely. We all want to do it. Especially when it comes to aging. You should have heard us. Exchanging anti-aging treatments like stock brokers in a bear…

{Re}st
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{Re}st

On hot August days, there’s nothing more refreshing then looking at beautiful pieces of art. The Kimball Art Museum’s exhibit features works from Claude Monet. These works completed in his 70s showcase a wealth of…