family

Stumbling Blocks

“What are we celebrating?” This one question has been recurring from my pulpit for quite some time now. The context typically includes an admixture of invitation, partiality, oversight, and misguided emotions. The example most often mentioned concerns family (I’m speaking of blood relatives, particularly immediate family members). Family represents a natural petri dish for conflict.

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Mommy, I Threw Up

“Mommy, I threw up,” said the little girl from the bathroom. Sally heard her daughter from the kitchen. It was getting close to the time her siblings and their budding families were scheduled to arrive so she hadn’t been paying much attention to her daughter’s snacking. Pressure was mounting. “I told you not to eat

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What Color Are You?

“What color are you?” “Huh? What do you mean?” my son responds. He looks down at the skin on his hand and then back up at me with a quizzical look on his face. “I don’t mean your skin color…I mean your personality,” I say, laughing. We had just finished eating dinner; my wife had

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