Author: Emily E. Ryan

Etcetera 31:5

If I had written the Bible, I think I would have included one extra book just after Revelation. It would be kind of like a P.S. to God’s letter to us. An addendum of sorts like the Maps or the Concordance, but more holy that...

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How to avoid a conference hangover

It’s the morning after. You’ve just experienced a weekend of great teaching and biblical inspiration. You were on an awesome spiritual high. You hoped it would last. You prayed it would last. But then, Monday came. There is a...

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Gideon Mix-up

When my son, Gideon, was young, my husband and I were at a restaurant with him when a waitress stopped to dote on him for awhile. “He’s so sweet,” she said. “What’s his name? When we told her it was...

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The Vegas Syndrome

Several years ago, I went with a group of friends to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a wedding. Although we weren’t thrilled about the casinos or “night life” that are typical of the city, there were several other aspects of the town we...

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This is My Story

Several years ago, I was asked to speak at a fireside event at a retreat. The retreat coordinators had heard me give my testimony in a smaller setting before and wanted me to share it again for their whole group. Honored to do...

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All Smiles

My boys were fighting. No surprise there. They crawled, climbed and kicked their way onto the recliner, each determined to claim prime real estate on my lap before the other. And in the midst of the chaos, for some reason that I...

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