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Rebecca Edwards

Remembering the Keys

When I was six years old, my mom claimed an old upright piano that a local elementary school was giving away and signed me up for lessons....
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It’s Not Too Late

This week I’ve been wrestling (again) with one of the most difficult stories I’ve ever heard. A couple weeks ago I reflected on a Bible story about...
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Making Room

I have been thinking a lot this week about hospitality. In my home growing up, our family’s out-of-town guests slept on a pullout sofa in the den,...
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What Makes You Super

Though superhero sagas aren’t usually my thing, I really enjoyed the new “Wonder Woman” movie. What I appreciated about most about this movie (aside from off-the-charts female...
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The Long Haul

Earlier this month I signed up for a 14.6-mile hike, even though I haven’t hiked a distance of more than a few miles in over a decade....
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The Noble Heart

Over the past few weeks, we have been collecting Mother’s Day cards to send to the grandmothers and mothers of the youth in our mentoring program. This...
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Joy & Fear

Whether or not you celebrate the Christian festival of Easter, its story has lessons to offer about our work with foster youth. The Bible has four different...
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Along the Desert Highway

Yesterday The New York Times did something extraordinary. It published a photograph that took up four whole pages, one of the largest photos the paper has ever...
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For Everything A Season

Over the next few weeks, some of the Braid mentor teams are going through some big transitions. One team is saying farewell to one of its original...
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Angels In Waiting

This week, the church entered the season of the year called Lent. Lent lasts for 40 days and is intended to be a time of self-discipline and...
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