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Leaving Salem
Resilience
By
ronniemcbrayer
The Old Testament character, Joseph, endured enough injustice to fill multiple lifetimes. Betrayed by his family, sold into slavery, falsely accused of sexual assault, unfairly abandoned in a Middle Eastern prison: It was enough to break the hardiest of souls. But Joseph refused to play the role of victim, hopelessly languishing over how life had…
Crashing Faith, Crashing Computers
By
ronniemcbrayer
Maybe faith is a lot like your personal computer. Is that a stretch? Well, think about it. No one really thinks about their computer until it stops working. Faith isn’t much different. I spent some time once with a young lady who was convinced God was going to heal her of a serious sickness. She…
“I Just Did What I Could…”
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ronniemcbrayer
Artie Whitfield Bearden. My maternal grandmother was a woman like no other I have known. She died four years ago this weekend, New Year’s Day, 2003. She owned very little; a smattering of furniture; her clothing; a few gardening tools. When her “estate” was liquidated, she had less than $500 to her name. Some of…
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