Imagine for a second that you’re a parent (perhaps you are one). Now imagine living in a country where conditions are so dangerous that both you and your child (or children) are put at risk…
I’m going to start by assuming that we’ve all heard this phrase at least once in our lives. It is generally understood to mean that not everyone has the same idea about what is attractive…
“I distrust those people who knew so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.” – Susan B. Anthony “There is one road to certainty –…
Perhaps it’s due to the fact that I wasn’t born and raised within Evangelical/Charismatic Christianity. Maybe it’s because I have a tough time turning off the skeptical filter through which I tend to...
Life is interesting. It is predictable, and yet unexpected. Sometimes change is subtle, and when you were heading north, the road veered west. Sometimes change is blunt and cold like the feeling of walking outdoors…
“If we lose love and respect for each other, this is how we finally die.” – Maya Angelou “Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.” – C.S. Lewis In my…
I’m a freak about my lawn. The whole exterior aesthetic of the house actually. Lush green grass. Bold edges trimmed along the driveway and landscaping. It’s therapy for me. Cheaper than a shrink. One of…
David Bazan has this song where he kind of goes after it. The book of Genesis. The origin and nature of humankind—and human sin. The foundation of Christian faith as we know it. It’s a…
As a child who grew up in the Lutheran church, the benediction has always stuck with me. Based on Philippians 4:7, it ends with “…And the peace of God, which surpasses all…
“Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad; but chess-players do. Mathematicians go mad, and cashiers; but creative artists very seldom… Poetry is sane because it…