Friday Soul Food: The Gospel of Ruth
“Jesus’s teaching reveals that obedience to God is not a matter of precision, but that the parameters of true obedience are virtually limitless. We can’t reduce life with God to a check list of rules to be kept and deadly sins to be avoided. Formal religion...
Frost Photography: An Unusual Equation
Car + Rain + Freezing Temps = Beauty
9 Reasons Why You Need a Number (or 2) in Your Title
1. Numbers make readers feel good about what they are reading. They are comforting. (Talk to an accountant if you don’t get this.) 2. Use a small number, between five and two, when your topic might normally be overlooked or seem intimidating. Small numbers help...
Looking Forward
Word for the year: BreatheI am a shallow breather. Rather than draw deep breaths from my gut, I inhale the least possible amount of air. I developed this habit during the years when I tried to be invisible. As with all forms of coping, it had a hidden price...
My Top 5 Articles of 2013
Excerpts and links for my five favorite articles from 2013. These may not have gotten the most shares or views, but they reflect my writing style and core beliefs. Enjoy. 1. "Holy Resignation" Chosen as the third most read article from 2013 for Today's Christian Woman...
My Favorite (Unpublished) Photos of 2013
Holy Resignation
My husband and I had a rather unique path down the aisle to "I do." Our relationship, round one, was characterized by times of idyllic friendship which inched us toward emotional intimacy, which resulted in him hitting the eject button. Repeatedly. Whenever he said he...
Why Is Regret So Powerful?
My husband and I recently made the excruciating decision to leave a church we helped grow and deeply loved. For months, we went back and forth nearly every night after the kids were in bed. What could we have done differently? Why didn’t we bring that up sooner? We...
Fear Not! (Is That Possible?)
Americans generally don’t associate fear with Christmas. We tend to sanitize and commercialize the holiday, throwing in omniscient Santas and schmaltzy music for good measure. Even when we dramatize the Nativity, it’s safe and tidy with the generous magi showing up...
What Do You Really Want?
There’s a familiar yet provocative question that gets bandied about in December. WestJet Airlines even created a dazzling ad based on this query. In their now viral commercial, after passengers swiped their ticket on a magical, life-sized present, a jovial...