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The Exchange… 2 Blades for A Life: Abigail’s Story (Part 3)

“Tomorrow we need to have some kind of funeral service. Figured I’d text you before I freak out and decide …Continue reading »

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Beautiful Wounds, Redeeming Scars: Abigail’s Story (Part 4)

WARNING: This post contains graphic content… If you struggle with cutting, or are sensitive to the graphic description of cutting, …Continue reading »

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Under Attack: Abigail’s Story (Part 6)

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Held Captive by a Dark Force: Abigail’s Story (Part 7)

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The Struggle of Good & Evil: Abigail’s Story (Part 8)

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Moment of Triumph: Abigail’s Story (Part 9)

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New Hope: Abigail’s Story (Part 10)

These days, when I spend time with Abigail, she is not huddled on a couch, with her feet pulled up, …Continue reading »

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A Week in the Life of… And the Things Humans Say…

What a week! I intentionally scheduled very little for Easter Monday, knowing that my children would be off school. And …Continue reading »

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Shattering the Silence & Finding Jesus in Our Pain

Proverbs 19:21 New International Version (NIV) 21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that …Continue reading »

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Jeremy’s Journey: From Abuse & Addiction, to Freedom & Hope

The formal office setting could have been a bit intimidating, at least a little, if had come to be assessed …Continue reading »

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Wrecked for Love’s Sake

I look into her eyes… the grief… the shame… the hovering darkness… the accusing voices… the hopeless, empty cries… …and …Continue reading »

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Don’t Let Your Blind-Spots Kill You

I looked to the right, then to the left, and back to the right a second time, then, as I …Continue reading »

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Hope…. What, exactly, Is It?

I recall, as a child, the thrill of hope I felt, when my parents returned from town after having done …Continue reading »

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Jesus, High & Lifted Up

My tummy felt unsettled, upon waking, and it was moments before tears welled up, and spilled over. The little boy …Continue reading »

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Dear ‘Wounded by the Church’ (by: Steve Stutzman)

Special thanks to my friend Steve Stutzman, of Strait Paths Foundation, for allowing me to share this letter.  I read …Continue reading »

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Mennonite Minister on Why I Shouldn’t Tell Sexual Abuse Stories

For several years now, in ministry, I’ve tried to be careful not to rock the boat too hard. I’ve tried …Continue reading »

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Bearded Men, Religious Views, Gay Rights & Free Speech in a Duck’s Dynasty

Everyone else is chattering about it, I decided I might as well too. Usually addressing these ‘trending topics’ doesn’t interest …Continue reading »

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Crowded Malls, Tantrums & the Christ of Christmas

I rounded the corner at Conestoga Mall, on a mission to get the last few items on my shopping list. …Continue reading »

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Why I Write About My Mennonite Culture & My Life Story

Criticism, as addressed in my previous blog about my bold telling of stories from my time in the conservative Mennonite churches, is inevitable.  If it isn’t the criticism about bashing Mennonites,...

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The Hammer, The Nails, & the Heartbeat

On a beautiful day in early summer the sound of a hammer, pounding nails into wood, echoes through the air. Birds, startled in the trees, stop their singing and fly away. A little boy, playing in the...

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