Cafe group August: Dropping pretenses
August 2017 Dropping pretenses by Collette Broady Grund A pastor reflects on what she learned after her divorce. What in your life are you tempted to cover up, fearing that God or others won’t love you if they know your imperfections? Read more Faith reflections:...
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Faith reflections: Perfect weakness
by Collette Broady Grund I used to wish that my divorce had never happened. Nothing good can come of this mess, I thought. If someone had suggested to me that I might someday be thankful for my wrecked marriage, I would have laughed a bitter laugh as my eyes filled...
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Dropping pretenses
by Collette Broady Grund In the summer of 2011, everything in my life seemed to be coming together in just the way I’d always wanted. I was in love with my handsome professor husband. We’d been married for nearly ten years, and in that time, I’d finished my master’s...
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