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Flavored with Grace

pink Himalayan salt from Pakistan
September 19, 2017September 18, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ 2 Comments

Things taste better when they have flavor. Even words.

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Ascending into Heaven

Wright Brothers first flight in Kitty Hawk, 1903
August 15, 2017August 11, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ Leave a comment

The Wright Brothers were not the first to put an engine on an aircraft and call it a plane. What was more important to the fate of human travel, was their plan...

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Creative Imperfection

Crumpled papers in a wastepaper basket.
August 8, 2017August 7, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ Leave a comment

In human creativity, we are encouraged to embrace imperfection. In divine creativity, we can embrace perfection.

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From Far to Father

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ Leave a comment

Sometimes I like to be unapproachable, but God no longer is.

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The Mother of the Deliverer

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ Leave a comment

Once again, an ark - and the faith of mother - would be used to deliver God's chosen man from certain death.

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The Mother of the Faithful

May 23, 2017May 22, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ 1 Comment

Paul mentions Lois once, but I think he did so intentionally to encourage Timothy as persecutions and peril faced the future of the church.

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The Mother of Hopelessness

May 16, 2017May 22, 2017 ~ oliveswan ~ 1 Comment

The birth of her son heralds what may have looked like the end of her nation.

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