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Making Much of Christ

Redemption and Restoration

The real estate listing said, “possible teardown.” It was a 99-year-old cottage situated on a perfect little plot of heaven on the edge of a lake. But the house. The first time I visited, the amount of damage and neglect Read more…

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By kristi, 5 years06/24/2020 ago
Tough Topics

Why I Don’t Practice Lent

When I was a little girl, I knew Lent as a tradition that was largely practiced by my friends in the Catholic faith. In recent years, the tradition has become more and more popular among Protestant Evangelical Christians. Suddenly there Read more…

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By kristi, 11 years03/05/2014 ago
Real Talk

Bride of Christ or Bride of Frankenstein?

Sometimes I have just had it up to here with the Church. I’m not talking specifically about my home church (little “c”) but rather the big “C” Church. You know, the “Family of Believers,” “Christians.” Some days I feel that Read more…

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By kristi, 12 years04/23/2013 ago
Real Talk

Welcoming the Seasons

This morning as I brought a letter out to my mailbox, I noticed my daffodils. The buds are just starting to peek through the green, promising explosions of yellow and gold in the coming weeks. I thought, “finally!” Later in Read more…

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By kristi, 12 years04/09/2013 ago
Musing

A Blog Post That’s Really an Album Recommendation

A friend loaned this album to me, and I wasn’t sure how it was going to go. I’m a classic rock kind of girl, and I knew that this artist leaned towards quiet, acoustic music. The album was exactly that Read more…

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By kristi, 13 years09/10/2012 ago
Parenting

This is What NOT to Do

Have you seen it? It’s yet another video gone viral, and it’s called “Facebook Parenting: for the troubled teen.” In the video, a father reads and responds to a letter that his 15-year-old daughter posted on Facebook. In the letter, Read more…

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By kristi, 13 years02/15/2012 ago
Seeing Christ Everywhere

Grace in the Mundane

This morning as I was running I listened to an interview with an author who did most of her research in Paris. The bulk of the medical archives she needed were located there, so she lived in Paris for months Read more…

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By kristi, 13 years11/29/2011 ago
Seeing Christ Everywhere

First Snow

First snow of the season on an autumn day. Bright sun shines down through white-tipped, green and gold mottled leaves. Snowy clumps and weighty drops are dislodged from heavily laden branches. They rain down in a steady shower of gleaming Read more…

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By kristi, 14 years10/28/2011 ago
Parenting

Mama Mia!

I love being a mom. Many of you may be surprised to hear that I am the proud momma of about a dozen children. Well, sort of. I have two of my own, but I’m also an honorary momma for Read more…

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By kristi, 14 years05/10/2011 ago
Real Talk

Free, indeed!

I just overheard a conversation between my son and his friend from school, and I had to share. A little bit of background – they’re studying vocabulary because they have a quiz in English class tomorrow. Here’s the conversation: Friend: Read more…

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By kristi, 14 years03/30/2011 ago

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Kristi's bookshelf: faith

Organic Mentoring: A Mentor's Guide to Relationships with Next Generation Women
it was amazing
Organic Mentoring: A Mentor's Guide to Relationships with Next Generation Women
by Sue Edwards
There is such wisdom in these pages! The authors present this important topic in an engaging, practical manner. I found myself flying through the book and highlighting like crazy; I’m excited to implement what I have learned. Organic Men...
Peculiar Treasures
it was amazing
Peculiar Treasures
by Frederick Buechner
That may be one of the loveliest things I’ve ever read. And I’m not talking religious pie-in-the-sky happy-clappy because if you know me then you know that I can’t stand that stuff. This book was sarcastic and irreverent and funny and po...
Building a Discipling Culture
really liked it
Building a Discipling Culture
by Mike Breen
I think that if you read the first two chapters of this book, you’ve pretty much got the picture. Premise: There’s a lack of depth/growth/love in the Christian community. Why? Because people aren’t being discipled to truly know Christ an...
He Loves Me!: Learning to Live in the Father's Affection
it was amazing
He Loves Me!: Learning to Live in the Father's Affection
by Wayne Jacobsen
This book is for those who wonder if there’s a God, for people who believe there’s a God but wonder how He feels about you, for the religious who have been working hard to stay in God’s good graces, for those who can’t imagine that God w...
Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories
really liked it
Lost Women of the Bible: Finding Strength & Significance through Their Stories
by Carolyn Custis James
When my mother gave this book to me, she said, “It’s not what you’re thinking.” Indeed, it was not. It was much much better than anything I had anticipated. I had expected a re-hashing of familiar old stories and perhaps a new perspectiv...

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