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Lazy
Picture this: you’re sitting at the kitchen table and need a paper towel from the roll on the counter. Rather than simply stand up and take the one step to reach it, you try to stretch from where you are. Why get up if you don’t have to? Only you can’t…quite…reach… So you scoot the…
Do It
I am a total Harry Potter fan. I have read every book (multiple times) and frequently find myself pondering one brilliantly penned scene or another. Recently, I found myself contemplating the complexity of a scene at the end of book three. A swarm of dementors are descending upon Harry and his friends, ready to deliver…
Do Something With It
In the last couple articles, we looked at the amazing things that occur when we start with what we have and then give it to God. What we haven’t looked at yet is how, in this cycle of receiving and giving, God also expects us to do something with what He gives us. I never…
Start With What You Have
As I think about this month’s article, three interrelated Bible stories keep crowding around in my head: Elijah visiting the widow (1 Kings 17), Jesus feeding the 5000 (Mark 6:30-44), and the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-28). These are important stories for anytime, but perhaps even more so for this annual season of reflection…
Before the Rains End
I’ve always loved walking in the rain. And while walking alone never stopped me before, now that I have a dog, I have an even better excuse to venture out amidst the wet and wind. She doesn’t enjoy the rain quite as much as I, but her enthusiasm for walks usually beats out her dislike…
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Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. 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.