Looking at the Sky

photo by Susie Finkbeiner

photo by Susie Finkbeiner

I taught Bible at an after school program for several years. Five days a week, the elementary aged kids would worship together and learn about Jesus. It was some of the best ministry I’ve ever experienced.

One of my students was named Kevin. He wiggled and rolled and fidgeted through Bible class every day. I was sure he just wasn’t listening.

“Hey, Kevin,” I would say.

“Yeah?” He wouldn’t look at me.

“Can you please sit still and pay attention?”

“Probably not.”

That

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A Love Like This

Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Gusey

Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Gusey

It’s not over. I’m really just beginning.

God has been telling me this a lot lately. Whispering it, really. As I look out on the stories that are unfolding in front of me, my stories and the stories of the people I love, I often find myself brokenhearted by what I see. He lost his dream job, she is sinking into depression, their marriage is crumbling apart. All around us hearts are breaking.The story sometimes looks hopeless. It all looks like a

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A Love Like This

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Our God loves a good suspense story.

I’m beginning to see that God, the author of every good story, loves a little dramatic flair. It’s written all over the Bible.

God promises Sarah a baby, and waits until she’s so old it’s laughable to give her Isaac. He waits until the Hebrews are caught between an advancing Egyptian army and the Red Sea to make his grand move and part the waters. He uses underdogs like David to defeat the giant and Esther to save the Jews.

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I’m a State Trooper

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Tonight I ran out of gas just in time to pull over to the side of the interstate. The gas station at the next exit was just in my line of sight as the sun set on the horizon, and so, I gathered my valuables and began walking. Shortly after I left my vehicle, another vehicle pulled up beside me. The driver, who was a very attractive young man rolled his window down and smiled at me.

“Do you need a ride? I can help,

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