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Freedom * An Advent Reflection

12/17/2019

The devastating legacy of slavery, and the God who breaks all chains. * An Advent reflection on freedom by Andi Cumbo-Floyd … More Freedom * An Advent Reflection

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Never Enough * 10 Minute Devotional

11/15/2018

Featured today at The Glorious Table … More Never Enough * 10 Minute Devotional

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Knowing No (Soul Space Thursdays)

10/19/2017

There’s a great short story by Herman Melville about a notary with a rotten boss who suddenly decides he’s had enough. After years of drudgery, serving as a legal scribe without adequate compensation or respect, one day when Bartleby’s boss asks him to examine a paper, he hesitates. “Bartleby,” writes Melville, “in a singularly mild, … More Knowing No (Soul Space Thursdays)

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Don’t Give Away the Time (Soul Space Thursday)

09/07/2017

I like to joke that most things in life can be explained by scenes from either The Office (the American version, of course) or The West Wing. Take this scene from The Office, for example, where Holly Flax tries to explain time theft to her officemates. That, to the company, taking extra time at the water cooler … More Don’t Give Away the Time (Soul Space Thursday)

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Unloading the Phone (Soul Space Thursdays)

08/10/2017

How many minutes a day does your smartphone steal? If you’re anything like me, too many. Waaaay too many. We don’t give those moments away on purpose, of course. Our time is valuable; it’s precious; it matters. Yet most days you realize that, by the time your head hits the pillow, you’ve missed out on … More Unloading the Phone (Soul Space Thursdays)

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For Freedom * 10 Minute Devotional

07/04/2017

What do you think of when you think about freedom? It’s the 4th of July and fireworks have been (illegally) popping in our neighborhood for days. Block parties abound. There’s a 5k race that a friend of mine are skipping in favor of using the $30 entry fee for pedicures. (We’ll run on our own, … More For Freedom * 10 Minute Devotional

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