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Sunny Side Up - How to plan a good death

Sunny Side Up - How to plan a good death

Karen’s last sentence caught me: “Will you help me prepare for a good death?” The question came at the end of a newsletter from a Christian author I’ve followed for years. For a teeny, alarmed second I wondered if Karen spoke of assisted suicide.
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Sunny Side Up - Sometimes God speaks through our own voice

Sunny Side Up - Sometimes God speaks through our own voice

I didn’t make resolutions at the start of this year. Instead I decided to start paying close attention to the things I hear often from my own lips. They often begin with, “One day, I’m going to…” or “I should...
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Sunny Side Up - Never hoist me onto a pedestal, please

Sunny Side Up - Never hoist me onto a pedestal, please

Folk often in the public eye become too well acquainted with pedestals. Occasionally someone familiar with my small corner of influence hoists me up on one. I wish they wouldn’t—I don’t belong there. They don’t know the real me, you see.
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Sunny Side Up - Ten books that changed my life

Sunny Side Up - Ten books that changed my life

For better or for worse, Facebook has changed us. On the bright side, it provides valuable insights into people. Understandings we didn’t have before: what they’re up to, who they love, things they enjoy, even what influences them.
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Sunny side up - Grateful for a very special dog

Sunny side up - Grateful for a very special dog

God knows I’m grateful for all his blessings. For Jesus and home and country. Faith and family and friends. But this Thanksgiving column has somehow gotten paw prints all over it. It’s done. The months of searching. Praying.
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Sunny Side Up - Taking lessons from the next generation

Sunny Side Up - Taking lessons from the next generation

Lord, we arrived here fast. It started with mini-cars. Then toy tractors, plastic lawn cars and hand-in-hand walks to see the semis parked down the street. We knew he’d be driving for real one day. At eight or nine, he sat on our couch.
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Sunny Side Up - What the world needs for Christmas

Sunny Side Up - What the world needs for Christmas

What the world needs now, this exquisitely created, heartbroken and bleeding world, isn’t more Christmas spirit. Not even year-round Christmas traditions could fix us. I enjoy them too, but I’m not fooled.
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Sunny Side Up - Farewell to a beloved church

Sunny Side Up - Farewell to a beloved church

My childhood church closed last week. Amalgamated, actually. It seems a kinder word. The few remaining members and attendees voted to take their worship, along with their pastor, across BC’s Fraser River to merge with a larger church.
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Sunny Side Up - What kind of diffusers are we?

Sunny Side Up - What kind of diffusers are we?

“Hey, Anth, what’s that smell in here? It’s wonderful!” A few minutes earlier the Preacher and I had entered the door of our son’s house.
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Sunny Side Up - A Resistance woman's lesson in forgiveness

Sunny Side Up - A Resistance woman's lesson in forgiveness

“If you do not forgive men their trespasses,” Jesus said, “neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” ... It’s a condition not easily met.
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