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“FROZEN II” AND MY ACHE FOR GLORY: PART THREE
“O God, You are my God; earnestly do I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.” – Psalm 63:1&2 (NKJV & YLT, combined) Thirst. Hunger. The Desire of our souls. Inside every human heart lies an unquenchable longing for something we can’t describe, can’t explain, and can’t live without. An ache for glory. In Part 1 of this blog series, I talked about how Queen Elsa (from Disney Animation’s latest film Frozen II) goes on a search that…
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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
It never fails. I step up to the counter and the nice hotel clerk, or bank teller, or fast food cashier says the same words. “Name, please?” Simple question. Direct and uncomplicated. Or so they think. “Christis,” I reply (adding my last name for the hotel or bank, of course). Here follows the inevitable double-take. “What?” “Christis.” “Could you repeat that?” “Christis.” “Chrystal?” “No—” “Krysten?” I remind myself that patience is a virtue and reply, “No, Christ-is.” “Oh. Uh, how do you spell that?” “C-h-r-i-s-t-i-s.” “Hmm,” they reply, jotting it down, “that’s really unique.” I smile. Now comes the best part. “Yeah, my middle name is ‘Joy’; it spells ‘Christ-is-joy’.”…