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About Laura

My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating sundry aspects of this design into a description of what it means to be the new humanity.

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Added to Articles Page: How do you Balance Talkers and Listeners?:  Keeping the dialogue moving in communal Bible studies and worship gatherings Stop Pursuing Spiritual Growth!:  If spiritual growth is a result, why not pursue the cause: Jesus?

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Responding to Joy Stealers

Sometimes in the worship gathering, everything clicks.  The truth of lyric and sermon combine with emotion and folks realize why they are there: to proclaim God’s worth.  Unfortunately, I’ve noticed another feature of such occurrences: joy stealers. Joy stealers can … Continue reading

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Our Neighborhood has been Recognized!

Last night, two of us from the monthly Il Fornaio crew went there without the crew. The hostess and some of the wait staff said, “Only two?” (We informed them that the crew is coming next Saturday.) So, what’s the … Continue reading

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Neighborhood Happens

Wednesday morning, the bus to campus had a detour. In itself, this is rare, but not notable. In fact, the detour was rather routine, except for one thing: this was the driver’s first time going off route and the dispatcher’s … Continue reading

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How do you Balance Talkers and Listeners?

Bad things can happen when there is a seminary-trained person at a small group Bible study: especially if that person is the leader.  The combination of expertise, night time after work, and leader-as-speaker syndrome too often quiets the other voices … Continue reading

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