A Heart of Gratitude

2,000 years ago there were 10 men with an infectious disease that caused severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, face, and legs. Needless to say, these men were social outcasts, written off by society as inferior and worthless. And then this happened in Luke 17:11-19, “As Jesus was going into a village, …

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We are Choice Wine

I turned 38 this year. Yikes. Someone told me the other day, “You know, getting older is just about perspective. It’s mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Good point. But I want to be the kind of person who doesn’t get bitter with age. I want to get better. I want …

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When The Struggle Is Real

In the animated film “Zootopia”, the main character Judy Hopps returns to her apartment after a highly disappointing day. She flips quickly through her radio and just so happens to hear the following songs: “I, Loser” by Winston Marshall “Can’t Do Nuthin Right” by Madisen Ward “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen “Everybody Hurts” by …

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What is your stutter?

9th grade English class. I remember it like it was yesterday. My worst nightmare came true. The teacher looked around the room and I thought to myself, “She’s going to call on me. I know it. I’m doomed.” Sure enough. “Heath, what do you think?” the teacher asked. A lump the size of California formed …

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Sisters and Brothers

Turn on the news and you see hate. Shootings, everywhere at an alarming rate. Blacks, whites at odds with each other. Who is your friend, your sister, your brother? Seems for years this hate was under the table. Race relations I guess wasn’t so stable. Like a lion muzzled and kept in a cage. This hate …

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