That made me sad. I love this place. I helped start this church. My kids and I sacrificed so much on this journey and when I look around and see all the people praising God I am overwhelmed with emotion. Yes, there is both ugliness and beauty in people but when the ugly comes out ...
again, in our current environment where any challenge to people’s belief systems is met with such backlash). But it is worth all of this because the potential for harm when we keep the blinders on is serious.
At five years old, my son has developed a love for party planning. Just like his momma, he loves having people in our home. He is regularly asking when so-and-so can come over for dinner, or when his friends can come over to play. When […] ...
Then when the book arrives you can catch up, or just skip whatever days you missed and jump right in where you are at. When does the fast begin? We officially begin Thursday January 2nd! Some people like to kick off at the first of the year and that is perfectly fine but since a...
Learning how to love difficult people might be one of the greatest challenges you face as a Christian. Sometimes these challenging Biblical commands come to mind at the most inconvenient moments, don’t they? I once had a pastor who lied to me – not once, but twice. I am not kidding ...
(photo cred Facebook.com) Let’s choose our tribes carefully. I’m trying to surround myself with people who pray, love, and bring light into my life and into the lives of everyone around them. People who challenge me to be better, who are challenging themselves as well. I love friend...
The way I processed my grief was doing what I had always done – turned it into an intellectual research project. I read everything I could find about the disease of mental illness and the suicidal mind. Then, I knew I needed to be around people like me – people who had lost loved ...
I wasn’t raised in church but I was given a Bible at 10. I read it and believed it. Then I started going to church where people had bracelets that said WWJD. I asked them what it meant. When I heard “What Would Jesus Do” I guess I just took it literally, and questioned why...
Well, Christianity does have the benefit of having lots of answers to give about the origins and meaning of life, where people go when they die, and other questions of that genre. I don’t buy those answers anymore, but it was kind of nice when I still could. I don’t have answers...
A book You want to discuss with others:Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Knowby Malcolm Gladwell Penalty Book(subtract two books if you don’t read this book): Abigail Adams . . . I read it! I read it! No need to subtract. Whew AND I’m glad...