Religion

Reflecting on gravestones

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A gravestone isn’t something I ever gave much thought to, it’s something I thought was distant and in the future, but events last year changed that.

Life is full of difficult goodbyes

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I read a book a long time ago called “Praying Our Goodbyes” by Joyce Rupp, OSM. That book has never left me. At the time I was facing a change in my life. I was having to say goodbye to something that was very familiar and turn to something that was completely unfamiliar. Sometimes, I think we stay in an uncomfortable, unhealthy situation because at least it is known. Knowing is better than not knowing or at least it is predictable.

Is rainbow day in your forecast?

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My heart was warmed. How special, a gift from my boyfriend. It was 14 years ago and I was spending time with Daniel and his family. The stone he had bought for me was a treasure; it bore the words, “After the storm comes the rainbow.” At that point in my life there were not many storms. Life was good, I was in love and waiting for the day I would be Mrs. Daniel Yoder.

What exactly is the truth?

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When someone walked into my house growing up, it was hard for them not to notice the large set of World Book Encyclopedias that graced the shelves just inside our front door. No one ever accused us of being bibliophiles with book-covered walls, but we had enough books on a few shelves to keep me and my siblings piqued with curiosity. Nothing drew our interest as much as the standard (for the time) World Books that every home seemed to own back then (though a few of my more bourgeois friends had the more exotic Encyclopedia Britanica.)

Being religious spectator can be tempting

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I assume most Christians know something about Jesus’ frequent encounters with the religious leaders of his day. They know he often encountered the scribes and Pharisees who challenged him on his teaching.

Refreshing recipe on a hot day

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The heat wave has been real. I’m not talking about those warm days when you sit in front of the fan and are back in your comfort zone. It’s like really hot.

Making one’s community better for everyone

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As I write this column it’s almost reaching the 90s again, but I’m told cooler weather is soon in store for us. That would be a blessing for many.

Take time now to appreciate family, friends

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Editor’s note: Glora’s mother-in-law, Lydia Yoder, is writing a special column this week. Gloria returns next week.

We don’t even talk anymore

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It’s funny how song lyrics get stuck in my head. I can forget the song and the artist, but one line can hunker itself in this brain of mine pretty tightly. After doing some “research” (Google), I figured out the song and artist of a line I always sing to myself lately. Boyz II Men recorded a song in 1994 called “Water Runs Dry” that begins, “We don’t even talk anymore, and we don’t even know what we argue about.” I understand the context of that song is a romantic relationship, but that lyric has been pretty front-of-mind lately. Let me tell you why.

Holding onto goodness of God

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When I was in college, my pastor told me about his favorite book in the Bible – Romans. He explained that, in Romans, the Apostle Paul outlines everything about salvation and how to live the Christian life. He said if he was only allowed one book in the Bible, that would be it. Then he said that if he was only allowed one chapter, it would be Romans 5 because so many of these things are summed up there. And then he said that if he was only allowed one verse it would be Romans 5:8 which reads, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” He explained that he saw this verse as the best summary of the gospel. Finally, he said that if he was only allowed two words from the Bible they would be “but God.”

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