Listening in the Too-Quiet House

Often, life bombards us with sounds—loud talkers on cell phones in public places, raised voices in debate over inconsequential nonsense, too-loud music in restaurants, construction noise, car horns. A cacophony of sounds assault us on a regular basis. How many times have you longed for a little peace and quiet? As an only child, I […]

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The Gift of Hospitality

Years ago, when I was leading a girls’ discipleship group, we completed a spiritual gifts survey for each person in the group. I was surprised to see the results. Many of the girls scored me high on the gift of hospitality. I never considered hospitality one of my gifts, but then I realized hosting these […]

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What Voices are You Listening To?

When I was growing up, we had an entertainment console with a black and white TV on one side and a fold-down record player and radio on the other. Finding stations on the radio required slowly turning a knob, combined with careful listening. Despite knowing the number of the station on the radio dial, it […]

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