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The Privileged Life: From Deathly Darkness into Easter Light
“He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” (Matthew 28:6) I spent a very long minute in a tomb. As our tour group moved ahead on the path around the Nazareth Village historic park in Israel, I lingered behind. The others had already entered and…
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The Privileged Life: Wave the Palm Branch
“Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ The King of Israel!” (John 12:13b) As Holy Week approaches and we focus on events leading to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it’s easy to cruise on by Palm Sunday in our eagerness to get to Easter. Sure, we put palm branches in our churches and…
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The Privileged Life: How Thirsty Are You?
“…for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters.” (Revelation 7:17a) Water. Such a luxury. When my mom was a toddler in the 1930s Depression, my grandparents had to move to a rustic house in Appalachia…with no running water. But my grandfather knew of a…
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The Privileged Life: Looking for the Cross
“But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” (Galatians 6:14) A fellow blogger, Mama Lava, has encouraged her readers to look for heart-shaped images, in nature and elsewhere, as little reminders of God’s love for us.*…
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ANNOUNCING–A NEW WHODUNNIT MYSTERY SERIES!
Hi, friends! I’m so excited to announce that I’ve joined a band of marvelous Christian authors writing the newest series of Ever After Mysteries—novels based on fairytale plots, set in the 1940s. I’m a new kid on this block, and I’m having a blast getting to know these fine ladies and their work. A Troll Falls by Marji…
Nancy C. Williams 