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    When Grace Interrupted My Pity Party

    by Lois Flowers April 5, 2016
    by Lois Flowers

    Last week, I wrote about dying to self and how this many-layered theological concept became personal to me during a stressful time of my life. Now, I explain how an unexpected epiphany brought hope and freedom to my dry heart—and just might do the same for you.

    Dying to self

    I continued thinking about dying to self as the months went by. We even started talking about it as a family. We called it “DTS-ing” for short, referring to unselfish acts like choosing the smaller cookie or letting someone else go first—intentional efforts to put others ahead of our own desires, even for the little things.

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    April 5, 2016 32 comments
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  • Song of the Month: “Take Me Back”

    by Lois Flowers April 3, 2016
    by Lois Flowers April 3, 2016 8 comments

    We have a little Easter tradition around here that I absolutely love. We do the Resurrection Eggs and go to church and think about the empty tomb, which of course is what this most special of Days is all about.

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  • One Way to Bring Life to Someone Else

    by Lois Flowers March 29, 2016
    by Lois Flowers March 29, 2016 20 comments

    What does it mean to die to self? The question—posed several years ago during a small-group discussion—was one I had never seriously considered. The image of someone jumping in front of a bus to save another person immediately sprang to mind, but I suspected the meaning was more figurative than …

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  • Between a Hard Week and a Most Glorious Sunday

    by Lois Flowers March 26, 2016
    by Lois Flowers March 26, 2016 6 comments

    When your 22nd wedding anniversary falls on the day before Easter, at the end of yet another week of scary news headlines, it’s hard to know how to commemorate the occasion on your blog (especially if you don’t normally post on Saturdays or spend a lot of time writing about marriage). Sometimes, though, it’s …

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  • When the Scorned Becomes the Blessing

    by Lois Flowers March 22, 2016
    by Lois Flowers March 22, 2016 20 comments

    My love of gardening began germinating a couple of decades ago. We had moved into a new house with a great space for a flowerbed by the front door, so I ordered a bunch of perennials from a mail-order catalog to help fill it up. Plants were much cheaper back …

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  • How Brokenness Happens

    by Lois Flowers March 15, 2016
    by Lois Flowers March 15, 2016 16 comments

    A year or two ago, I heard a song on the radio a lot—a prayer for God to “make me broken.” I understand why such a plea is important, and I appreciate the sincerity with which it is offered. But while many people may find those words just right for them, …

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