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Notes Left Behind

by Elise Harboldt
“Look! I drew you something!” If you’re friends with any little kids, you know how special it is when they draw you something. Whether it’s a lopsided heart,…
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Inside Information

by Elise Harboldt
“You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.” –Psalm 51:6 Would you rather have the ability to fly or to…
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Faith That Thinks

by Elise Harboldt
“I wish I could believe in God, but I’ve never heard Him explained in a way that made intellectual sense. He might as well be the Easter Bunny.” These are…
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Love Matters Most, Part 11

by Elise Harboldt
Love Never Fails Murphy’s Law states that everything that can go wrong will. I don’t think it’s true, but the law seems to describe 2020 quite well. As if a global…
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Love Matters Most, Part 8

by Elise Harboldt
Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs Did you know that God practices a voluntary form of amnesia? It’s true. The only One who knows everything about everything chooses to block…
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Love Matters Most, Part 5

by Elise Harboldt
Love is Not Rude My heart sank as I checked my Facebook notifications. I had commented about emotions I was feeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While I’m confident of…
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Love Matters Most, Part 4

by Elise Harboldt
Love Does not Parade Itself It’s easy to criticize the Pharisees, but I think we have more in common with them than we realize. …
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Love Matters Most, Part 2

by Elise Harboldt
Love Suffers Long I ran my first marathon at 23. The first half was a breeze. By mile 18, I felt sore. At mile 23, a young man ran up beside me and asked:…
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When Jesus Makes Everything New

by Elise Harboldt
Cracker crumbs stuck to his tie and broccoli to his teeth as Dr. Taylor told me his story. “She grew up in Texas, so she’d never seen snow.” He grinned. “The first time she saw it, she started twirling and dancing and laughing like a…
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Rethinking Resolutions

by Elise Harboldt
Do you have a New Years resolution? I have a track record of failed resolutions. In 2013, I vowed to learn Spanish. In 2014, I promised to stop interrupting people. 2017 has arrived, and I’m embarrassed to say that no hablo español,…
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Reclaiming Mindfulness

by Elise Harboldt
Hey, you. Yeah, the person staring at the screen. I’d like to invite you to think about your feet. They’ve done a lot for you, so take a few minutes to acknowledge your ten-toed reality.  How far have your feet travelled today? Have you ever…
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Great Expectations

by Elise Harboldt
“This quote is exploding my mind.” That’s the text I received this morning from my friend Janessa, whose birthday just happens to be today. Jesus sent Janessa a beautiful birthday sunrise and a quote so epic it’s exploding my mind…
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Too Dark for Me

by Elise Harboldt
“Do you cut yourself?” I ask. “No,” she whispers. “I burn myself.” She pulls up her sleeves to show me dark red lines all the way up her arms. “I use a curling iron.”  “I took the whole bottle of…
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May Your Soul Feel Its Worth

by Elise Harboldt
I sink down in my pew, cringing to the core. “It’s coming,” I think. "There’s no way she’s gonna make it.” “Oh night divine. Oh night when Christ was born." My palms are sweating. My face is turning red. "Why am I embarrassed?…
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Evange-Baggage

by Elise Harboldt
“I hate evangelism!” my friend Edward said as he wrinkled his nose in disgust. “No you don’t,” I said. “You just don’t know what it is yet.” To be honest, I used to think I hated evangelism. To be extra honest, I have a…
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