What My Dog Taught Me About Anxiety
My dog taught me a thing or two to hold onto when that mean monster of anxiety shows up.
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Esther Goetz
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
How To Choose Your Word of the Year
When I was a young girl, I had the New Year’s resolution every year of reading through the Bible. On January 1, I would read 40 chapters...
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Esther Goetz
- Nov 6, 2022
- 4 min
Surviving Election Week
The week coming up is election week here in the United States. Lawns and corners are littered with "Vote for Me" signs and I often...
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Esther Goetz
- Aug 28, 2022
- 3 min
An Atheist Tried to Convert Me This Week
Someone recently tried to convert me to atheism over Zoom. They were especially kind. They were really serious. And they were very...
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Esther Goetz
- Aug 20, 2022
- 2 min
Bathroom Moonbeams at 4 am
A strange thing happened at 4 am this morning when I got up to pee. Instead of half-dizzily bumbling my way to the bathroom, I found...
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 30, 2022
- 2 min
Oasis
My oldest daughter came to visit for a few days with her adorable, but very-busy-as-a-bee four-year-old. One morning, she asked a simple...
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 24, 2022
- 4 min
The God of "Tell Me More"
The Lord is near to all who call on Him." (Psalm 145:18) On my childhood report cards, the box “talks too much” was always checked. I...
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 10, 2022
- 2 min
Spiralling
S P I R A L L I N G into hopelessness. Something super easy for me to do. All I have to do is open my laptop or phone. The latest comes...
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Sticky Freedom
Sticky because it's shouts, "LET FREEDOM RING!" and we love that and we want that, but right now, it sure doesn't feel like that.
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Sticky Freedom
This holiday feels all kinds of sticky right now. Sticky like a child's fingers after they've eaten their favorite treat. It's wonderful...
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Esther Goetz
- Jul 2, 2022
- 3 min
The Battle That Rages
Will this keep me safe?
Will this make me free?
Which is more important?
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Not for the Feint of Heart
This pursuit of FREEDOM is not for the feint of heart.
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
God of the Bathroom Floor
God isn’t just the God of Steeples Prayer meetings Well-paying jobs Mission trips Intact families Worship songs Sunday school All those...
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 25, 2022
- 3 min
Back-Door Christian
We can never hate anyone into transformational, redemptive change.
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 22, 2022
- 1 min
Almost My Favorite Sound
Thank you, RAIN.
I need you today.
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
A Penny for You
I have to navigate the tension between the bitter and the sweet, allowing them to sit side-by-side, both having their rightful place.
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
Kindness Answered the Phone
You know that moment when your "check engine" light goes on during a 3,000 mile trek across the country and you are in the middle of...
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
A Beautiful Mess
Life.
A gift.
Filled with surprises.
And adventures.
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 10, 2022
- 1 min
Much-Needed Hope
What matters is that HOPE is stirred and gifted and received, multiplying over and over and sent out into the world one flicker at a time.
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Esther Goetz
- Jun 8, 2022
- 2 min
Holding Space for Grief
Nothing is more sacred than to share another's pain.
It brings both great sorrow and surprising healing.
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