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July 8, 2026 Food for Thought

On Waiting Rooms

On Waiting Rooms

We spend whole chapters of our lives in waiting rooms, and almost none of us know what to do with them.

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July 6, 2026 Lectionary Reflections

The Burning That Does Not Consume: A Reflection on Exodus 3

The Burning That Does Not Consume: A Reflection on Exodus 3

Moses turns aside to look at a bush that will not stop burning — and I wonder how often I walk past my own.

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July 3, 2026 Stories

The Jar of Buttons

The Jar of Buttons

An old woman. A granddaughter. A jar of buttons that holds more than anyone bargained for.

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July 1, 2026 5 Good Ideas

5 Good Ideas for Slowing Down This Summer

5 Good Ideas for Slowing Down This Summer

A few small, deliberate ways to actually rest when the season invites it — and we keep refusing.

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June 29, 2026 Humor

On Being Bad at Estimating Time

On Being Bad at Estimating Time

I have been confidently wrong about how long things take for my entire adult life, and I see no signs of improvement.

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