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Awake
Morning. The sky is a canvas of pinks and blues, its most beautiful hues saved for those who wake early, those who taste and see, those who can sleep no more. The invitation is always there. Wake early, Sarah. Put pen to paper. Let your morning be drenched in peace and beauty. Too often I…
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I Sometimes Really Suck at Relationships
I like to help people, much to their detriment. You see, I have this enlightened perspective, this way of seeing the world, and if only everyone saw things the way I did, they would be so much happier. I can dole out parenting advice like I have mothered ten offspring, and offer marriage advice like…
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Last Post of 2018: A Cry for My Generation
“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut…
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Expecting the government to be the church
I live a beautiful, full life. The pure joy of my daily encounters are often so good, I am hesitant to harp on them too much, for fear of shining too brightly in a world suffering so much. As if going on and on about my happiness makes light of others’ pain. I’m not sure…
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Update: An Interesting Year
It’s been a little while since I’ve written. On my blog. In my journal. In my book which refuses to finish itself. For a writer not to write constantly, something must be truly wrong. At least this is what I tell myself as I walk past my computer and forsake it daily, refusing to pause,…
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What’s the Deal With Being Spirit-Filled??
This is not a post about doctrine. That’s above my pay grade. Read a theologian’s work for that. This is purely observation. I hear a lot of people talk about being spirit -filled. I was taught that there is another baptism where we ask God to fill us with his Holy Spirit, and we are…
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Thoughts from this Pseudo-Missionary
Returned from another beautiful week in my sweet Honduras. For months, everything was big. Big plans, big prayer requests, big financial needs, big problems. Everything loomed over me and I wondered at many junctures if it was all worth it. Is our idea of short term missions God’s idea? Is it worth the trouble to…
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Finding a Solution to What We See
It’s rather difficult to write about current events when you don’t watch the news. But it’s impossible not to say something when you have a voice. My goal is to find common ground with you, not find reasons to disagree. My goal is to somehow help us remember we have more in common than…
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The Real Story
I suppose it seems counterintuitive that on memorial day, a day to remember those who died for this country, The USA, I watched a documentary about Princess Diana of Great Britain. I knew her life was different than what the public knew at the time, but I was not prepared for the heartbreaking life of…
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It’s Okay to be Weak
I wish I was better at writing when things are hard. Ernest Hemingway says we need to write long and hard about what hurts, but I would rather write about sunny days, bright moments and exciting adventures. So, the apparent lack of blog posts lately may well be a hint that times have been tough.…
Sarah D. Shearer 