My friend Sarah just finished a month long detox diet called “The Whole 30.”

        The idea of the diet is for 30 days to eliminate from your system

         foods that cause inflammation, hormone imbalance, and digestive problems....

I have been cleaning out—

I am wondering if you help me with me a few items for the trash barrel… what do you think they might be?

Well, I have here my swim trophy from when I was 8.  (put in trash can)

My college diploma… high honors. (put in trash can)

Seminary diploma…...

Today I share with you words written by the former pastor of my parent’s congregation, Karen Asmus-Alsnauer.

He had been lost for a long time.
In fact, he had been lost
for so long
that his family
could hardly remember
the time before he went away.

He had been lost for...