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Finding life and freedom, parts 1 and 2

Lynne Baab • Thursday March 26 2026

Overall theme for the next few months: God’s law is love

Lesson 6: Finding life and freedom, parts 1 and 2 (Romans 7:1-25)

Key verse: Now we are discharged from the law, dead to that which held us captive, so that we are slaves not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. Romans 7:6.

Stepping into the Word

Think back on your childhood. Can you remember moments when you felt ornery? When your parents or teachers asked you to do something, you did the exact opposite. Perhaps you knew that what they were asking was the best thing to do. Perhaps...

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Draw near: A favorite prayer about peace, freedom, and much more

Lynne Baab • Tuesday August 23 2022

“O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” —The Book of Common Prayer

This is my second favorite prayer from my childhood. (My favorite is described here.) The Book of Common Prayer laid such a profound foundation for me on Sunday mornings in Episcopal churches with my family. I believed in God until I...

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Stories I ponder: How I learned about introversion and extraversion, and why it matters

Lynne Baab • Thursday October 26 2017

I will never forget the day and time when I learned about the difference between introversion and extraversion, realized I was an introvert, and experienced a huge sense of freedom.

My kids were four and six, and they are now in their mid and late 30s, so that lets you know how long ago it was. We had just returned to Seattle from a year in Sweden, where my husband Dave had been doing dental research. (The time in Sweden was amazing in so many ways, so next week I’m going to write about one thing I learned there.)

While we were away,...

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Spiritual practices for the Easter season

Lynne Baab • Tuesday April 18 2017

This week I’m reposting an earlier post because the ideas are still so relevant. Maybe I’m reposting it because I need to follow my own suggestions!

Did you know that in many times and places in Christian history, Easter has been viewed as a season, not just a day? The Easter season goes from Easter Day to Pentecost Sunday (June 4 this year), a period of seven weeks. Because Jesus’ resurrection is such a huge, amazing, overwhelming, fantastic gift to us, focusing on it for seven weeks allows time to ponder many aspects of what we receive on Easter Day.

The liturgical color...

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