History, Real Life and Faith
I first glimpsed Czechoslovakia in 1970. My father loved history and he determined we should see the ugly parts of history, not just the art museums. He took us to Dachau to understand the Holocaust and one day we drove out into the Austrian countryside. He wanted us to catch a glimpse of Communism and Czechoslovakia was the handiest spot….
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I first glimpsed Czechoslovakia in 1970. My father loved history and he determined we should see the ugly parts of history, not just the art museums. He took us to Dachau to understand the Holocaust and one day we drove out into the Austrian countryside. He wanted us to catch a glimpse of Communism and Czechoslovakia was the handiest spot….
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“I understand you are married to the most powerful man in the world,” Alex said. My husband’s face flashed to mind; he teaches third and fourth grade Sunday School. I laughed. “My husband? I don’t think so.” English is Alex’s second or third language and we were chatting during a wedding reception in Transylvania. He cocked his head. “He is a…
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I’ve been thinking about death lately because several people we know have died and I’ve been attending memorial services. I came home from church recently and resolved to write out a list of the types of music, or even specific songs, I want played or sung should I ever die. (Of course I haven’t decided if I want to be…
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I’ve been thinking about death lately because several people we know have died and I’ve been attending memorial services. I came home from church recently and resolved to write out a list of the types of music, or even specific songs, I want played or sung should I ever die. (Of course I haven’t decided if I want to be…
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My children were fascinated by dinosaurs and we spent many hours reading about them, seeing them “without the skin on” at museums, and practicing those elaborate names. Like many people, they wanted to know what happened to them? Why did God make dinosaurs if their only role was to die long before people could interact with them? Over at Reasons to…
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