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This is Your Way Out
I remember being on a high school trip with friends when we stumbled upon a sign that instead of “exit” declared: Way Out My classmates and I grew up in the generation behind the 60’s, so we were familiar enough with the no-longer-cool vernacular. We sniggered at the sign. “Yo homie,” we said to each…
Goof Friday
“A contemplative Goof Friday to you!” the text read. Followed by: “**Good** Friday.” The typo made me smile, but more than that, it made me think. Goof Friday might be an appropriate name after all. For the people who heralded Jesus into their city shouting “Hosanna!” and waving palm branches who days later thought they…
The Primacy of Love
I do not have time to write this topic well. Which raises the risk that I will never write it at all. Please allow me to toss some raw-ish thoughts into the universe. A year ago, maybe more (yes, the risk of never writing this is very real), I was listening to an audiobook by…
If faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains, imagine what a whole patch can do!
About Janet and The Mustard Patch
Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including The Word in Season, The Secret Place, and Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse and Clubhouse, Jr., among others. She divides her time between the Midwest and New England, and if she’s not writing, she’s probably out hiking with her 2-and 4-footed friends.