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2017-04-05T21:17:10-07:00

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The Art of Choosing Battles in Marriage

Last updated on: April 5, 2017 at 9:17 pm By Brenda Renee Coats

On my bathroom counter, there’s a toothbrush holder (boy, I really know how to draw a reader in, eh?). It holds two purple toothbrushes. One is mine. One is Shaun’s. Please do not mock Shaun for the feminine color. We buy packs of toothbrushes and whatever color is left is whatever color you get. Besides, with all the bizarre gender confusion going on in our world, a 6’2″ manly man using a purple toothbrush shouldn’t phase you at all.... Read more

2017-04-03T22:11:31-07:00

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The Proper Christian Response to Mike Pence’s Safeguards

Last updated on: April 3, 2017 at 10:11 pm By Brenda Renee Coats

Even though I’ve dwindled down my Facebook time to almost nothing, it’s easy to see folks have been in a bit of a frenzy concerning Mike Pence and his practical application of how best to love and be faithful to his wife. When I say “folks”, I am speaking of all folks, Christian and not Christian. But since this is the Patheos Evangelical Channel, and since I am particularly saddened at some Christian responses to the situation (as I believe... Read more

2017-03-30T00:10:26-07:00

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The Face A Book Challenge

Last updated on: March 30, 2017 at 12:10 am By Brenda Renee Coats

In an attempt to move my Mom around a bit this week, I’ve had to do some moving of my own. The move entailed hauling my desk downstairs (thank you to my sons-in-law for helping!), as well as a lot of books, and mucking out some boxes that had been moved in from the garage when Andrew cleaned it out a few weeks ago. In those boxes, I came across some treasures. Books, I mean, because books are always... Read more

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2017-03-28T00:08:01-07:00

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The Impossibility of Pleasing God Without Faith

Last updated on: March 28, 2017 at 12:08 am By Brenda Renee Coats

I’ve been cozying up to Romans in my daily Bible reading, and I’m happy to report that I am snug as a bug there. I think a child of God, no matter how mature, could stay in Romans for an entire lifespan and never assimilate it all. It’s complicated, rich, puzzling, and convicting – and then some. I am currently hovering around chapter 9, as if something is unclear, when everything is in fact clearer than a sunny day on... Read more

2017-03-22T20:08:32-07:00

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Disney, The Shack, Gorsuch, Job, Lincoln, and Me

Last updated on: March 22, 2017 at 8:08 pm By Brenda Renee Coats

Well the kitchen sink is leaking, and that’s just the start of the troubles I’ve seen in the last week. So to make things easy, let’s have a “random thoughts about current events” post. 1. Dumping Disney? Boycotts drive me a little bit crazy. The way I’ve always approached movie going is that if I don’t like an advertised scene in a movie, my money talks louder than my FB posts. I simply don’t go see the movie in question.... Read more

2017-03-20T20:51:53-07:00

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The Micah 6:8 Option

Last updated on: March 20, 2017 at 8:51 pm By Brenda Renee Coats

So you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about a book entitled The Benedict Option. Every time I scroll Facebook, there are a few articles written by great Christian thinkers about an apparently great Christian thinker who has bundled his great thoughts into a good looking book with that snazzy title. I sometimes think I should be keeping up with all of this great thinking in between caring for my Mom, cooking, laundering, multiple doctors appointments, medical procedures, more... Read more

2017-03-16T00:07:29-07:00

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Annotations From the IV Room: To Be Human Is To Be Mistaken

Last updated on: March 16, 2017 at 12:07 am By Brenda Renee Coats

Today, the IV room holds me, one other gal who we will fictitiously call Dana, and one older man who we will (also fictitiously) call Kelvin. And the nurse, of course, who shall remain nameless. The lesson of the day seems to be that humans can easily be mistaken, even medical professionals. Kelvin has a large, clear bag of fluids. Dana has a smaller bag of yellow fluid, indicating she’s receiving a cocktail of B vitamins. Her bag has... Read more

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2017-03-13T22:28:40-07:00

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In Memory of Leslie O’Hanen

Last updated on: March 13, 2017 at 10:28 pm By Brenda Renee Coats

I don’t recall my exact age when Leslie and I became bosom buddies. Somewhere in the vicinity of thirteen? We attended the same Christian school, which her Mom enrolled her in for the sake of ” hopefully doing her some good.” She was younger than me, but had the more dominant personality. She was also stronger than me (and every other girl), physically. She was a brute, actually, for her age and gender. A bona fide tomboy and a jolly... Read more

2017-03-09T06:26:01-07:00

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Womanhood, To Me

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 6:26 am By Brenda Renee Coats

In observance of International Women’s Day yesterday, I want to pipe up and acknowledge that I have some pretty great men in my life. One, in particular, would give me an entire day off all for the asking, which in turn, causes me to never want to ask for it. Gosh, maybe that’s part of the trick to finding happiness in womanhood. Don’t pair up with a jerk. Other than the obvious physical challenges that womanhood often brings,... Read more

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2017-03-06T23:18:22-07:00

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Finding Identity and Purpose in Christ

Last updated on: March 6, 2017 at 11:18 pm By Brenda Renee Coats

Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others. ~Ellen DeGeneres Critiquing Ellen or anyone in particular is not something I set out to do. But I do run across quotes at times that haunt me, whether in a good or bad way, and the end result is usually a mix of me, a keyboard, and a little smoke. From the keyboard, people. Just because I live in a state that legalized pot ……... Read more

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