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Memoir

Attic mystery

Here’s a little light reading for Thanksgiving week. True story. From the archives. And the attic. 

Todd arrived home late one night. After a long trip. When he opened the front door, the first thing he saw was me. Standing at the top of the stairs, on the second floor. Gripping a cricket bat with both hands. 

What? 

I silently pointed to the air vent in the ceiling. One little paw was reaching down, clawing at the air. I whacked the ceiling and it retreated. 

I had no idea what “it” was. But I wasn’t about to let it just waltz down into our home.

Photo by Joanna Kosinska, from Unsplash
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Devotional

Mystery

Mystery. Mysterion. 

One summer night I stand on the porch.
Watching a mystery.

Heat lightning.
Light pulsating in silent, brilliant rhythm.
Illuminating massive white clouds in night sky.
I can’t tear my eyes away. 

Lightning at night. Photo by Marc Wieland. Unsplash.
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Devotional

The mystery of the gospel

The words stopped short of my lips. Almost there. Almost uttered into the air. But held back. I knew they were the most important words in the world. Simple. Direct truth. The gospel.  

But I hesitated. And blamed shyness. Blamed my inadequacy to express it correctly. No matter how many times I memorized Bible verses and methods of explaining the good news, it never seemed to come out right. What if my stumbling attempt to share the gospel hit someone the wrong way and turned them away from seeking Jesus?