North Carolina beaches are some of the most beautiful around. My family’s annual vacation spot when I was growing up was to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It was undeveloped back then, with 7 little towns owning just a scattering of residential housing, and only a single gas station within the 50 mile stretch. The early years afforded us a week-long…
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What If I Forget?
“Spot of tea?” She used her best British accent which was far from legitimate. We sat across from each other at an antique table with squeaky, slightly uncomfortable chairs. Along with hot green tea, we had loads of morsels spread in front of us. I have to admit, my British accent was pretty good. “Yes mum, just a spot, thank you.”…
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The Tall Tower
“And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.” (Ez. 48:35b, ESV) At first I don’t realize I’m dreaming. I place my hand on the panorama glass of the hotel room, looking at the vast expanse around me. Large towers, a body of water, smog so thick I couldn’t see tops of buildings. No green, no…
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Missional Parenting
“People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another. And I’ve noticed something about people who make a difference in the world: They hold the unshakable conviction that individuals are extremely important, that every life matters.” -Katie Davis Majors Sitting at the diner last week, I realized we have an…
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Addiction: Where We Are
As part of the Stories of Hope content, this is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is coincidental. Part I October “Twenty three year old female, brought in by…
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