HeyJaredMary DeMuth
Mary DeMuth is a literary agent, daily podcaster at PrayEveryDay.show, artist, speaker, and the author of 52 books. She lives in Texas with her husband and is the mom to three adult children. Find out more at marydemuth.com.
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The couplet that haunts me (opens the original)
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Tell me, what is it you plan to dowith your one wild and precious life?+ Mary OliverThis couplet comes from poet Mary Oliver’s poem entitled “The Summer Day.” Reading it in context makes the last question even more powerful because it is a reflection of the beauty of little summer observations, particularly from nature.Did you know a few days ago I sat in my outdoor hammock for 20 minutes, just for the sheer joy of
You Still Have a Choice Even if They Don’t Apologize (opens the original)
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What do you do with past pain, particularly if it involves someone who hurt or disappointed you? And what do you do if they don’t own up to what they did? Or ignore that they harmed you? Or blamed you for being too sensitive? Or called you a liar for bringing up the pain in the first place? Or DARVO-ed you, transforming you from victim to offender?It may be easier to move on if you get that longed-for apology, though it’s never easy to work through a past relational pain. But how can you move on
The Problem of Cowardly Elders (opens the original)
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Most qualifications of elders center around two specific passages of Scripture. 1 Timothy 3:1–7 Qualifications for Overseers1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own househo
How to Interact with Narcissistic People (opens the original)
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I made the mistake of watching The Pastor’s Wife on Netflix recently. What a horrible story of abuse by a so-called pastor toward his second wife who inevitably took her life. I yelled at the TV. So many times. The unjustness of it all. The way the pastor constantly talked about sex from the pulpit. His obsession with it reminded me of our former pastor who violated many with inappropriate stories and jokes. These guys? They tell on themselves from the stage.The world he created set him as the s
Let them see your humanity (opens the original)
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I’m a scared runner.When I jog, part of my response to a difficult past is to be hypervigilant when I run alone, always mapping escape routes and making sure no one is following me. I hate to even type that, as it’s embarrassing to be internally panicked. But it’s the truth.So when I pass another male runner or walker or construction or road worker, I make it a point to look them in the eyes and say hello. I’m sure none of them want to attack me, but it’s my way of helping them see my humanity,
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