March 27, 2013
by Tammie
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It’s Wednesday of Holy Week. Stop. Take a breath. Breathe in the anointing at Bethany, Breathe in the cries of “Hosanna!” as Jesus enters Jersualem. Breathe in the quiet of the upper room. Breathe in the anguished peace of the … Continue reading
June 6, 2012
by Tammie
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People need the Scriptures. I don’t mean that in a spiritual sense. I mean that in a very real physical sense. There are people waking up this morning, going about their daily work and going to bed at night without … Continue reading
November 28, 2011
by Tammie
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The legacy sits quietly on the bookshelf, too fragile to be of any practical use. It’s yellowed pages threaten to flutter away and must be turned carefully to find the treasures within. A piece of paper with names and dates. … Continue reading
November 7, 2011
by Tammie
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Photo by Erin at Home with the Boys on the Relevant Flickr stream. Galveston, Texas • 13 October 2011 Mary is praying with me, for me. Her prayers are animated – energetic even. In the middle of a sentence, she … Continue reading
November 1, 2011
by Tammie
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She flat-out asked me within the first half-hour of Relevant. “What do you want from the conference?” Lisa-Jo (aka the gypsy mama) asked. I told her about how my blog had more focus when I started than it did now … Continue reading
October 17, 2011
by Tammie
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So I’m totally cheating on this post because it’s so darn exciting. Mission Network News recently reported on an innovative approach to Bible translation in which crowdsourcing (think Wikipedia) produced the gospel of Luke in a small Asian village. From … Continue reading
October 6, 2011
by Tammie
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The alarm on the iPhone woke me up. I reluctantly started to roll out of bed, but flopped back down to read Twitter. Tweet after tweet spoke of the influence Steve Jobs had on their incredibly varied industries. The alarm … Continue reading
October 1, 2011
by Tammie
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Four years ago, I had no idea there were more than 2,000 languages that did not have the Bible in their language. Then came this moment at Passion 07, which I blogged about here. I bought a verse of Matthew … Continue reading
September 30, 2011
by Tammie
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I envy people who take a scheduled blog break. My blog breaks are – more often than not – forced upon me by a tangled web of circumstances that leave me utterly unable to concentrate for greater than 20 to … Continue reading
September 15, 2011
by Tammie
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On Tuesday, I all but begged you to buy a copy of Katie Orr and Lara Williams’ new e-book, Savoring Living Water. Maybe you picked up a copy. Maybe you didn’t … yet. If you did and you’ve started reading, … Continue reading