Rose

​WHO CREATED GOD?

I was chatting with our friends’ 8 year old son Seth when out of his mouth popped this question. “Miss Rose, who made God?” I …

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​WHO WILL BUY?

Walking through the chill spring morning, I look up at the bluest of skies. It couldn’t be bluer. I marvel at its depth, its infinity. …

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A VIRAL LULLABY

I love this song, written by Dennis Jernigan, who had a glimpse into the heart of our heavenly Father.“When the night is falling and the …

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TIME AND ETERNITY

He is probably someone’s grandpa. He sits at a nearby table in our favorite  restaurant on San Juan Island, a U.S. Navy cap firmly in …

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​“FAITH” VS. FAITH

Imagine this. You are hiking in the White Mountains. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, but evening is coming on. You head home for …

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WHY DO WE LAUGH?

Scientific studies on humor have concluded that we laugh because of a primitive evolutionary throwback to a former time. A more intriguing explanation might be that …

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​SUPERNATURAL SETUPS

What does the Apostle Paul mean when he tells us to “walk in the Spirit?”Is it some otherworldly experience in which a believer gets a …

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HOMESICK FOR WHAT?

It’s a sticky feeling of dread. It’s embarrassing. I’m nine years old, old enough to spend the night with a friend, too old to be …

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YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN

Nostalgia is powerful. It can wash over us in an unguarded moment, taking us by surprise. Oh, if only we could turn the clock back …

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THE WORD VS. THE DANCE

Today I serendipitously landed in a downtown Phoenix theater, watching a matinee dance performance of “A New Beginning”, choreographed by Francis Smith Cohen. Little did …

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