Uncategorized The Good God of a Not-So-Good World 17 Mar 2023 In the beginningGod said “this is good”All this is perfectTo be as it should The people, the systemsThe world where they’d dwellThey walked with their GodAnd it all worked out…
Uncategorized To the Christians with Anxiety 28 Jan 202328 Jan 2023 I’ve sat on this post for a while before sharing it, because I really want people to know that it’s absolutely okay to seek out professional mental help. And, I…
Uncategorized On Fears and SEREs (or Why Satan Thinks You’re an Easy Target) 14 Jan 202314 Jan 2023 We have to stop and confront our fears. Prisoners of war have historically endured cycles of physical abuse with psychological propaganda. The human body can survive hopeless conditions longer when…
Uncategorized How Can a Good God Let Bad Things Happen? 9 Jan 2023 How can a good God let bad things happen? This question is the atheist's defense and the wounded Christian's dilemma. We ask it when we witness or experience overwhelming loss,…
Uncategorized Jesus, Here with Us 14 Dec 2022 The Old Testament in the Bible records the history of what God was at work doing before Jesus came to earth in human form. God establishes Himself as the world's…
Uncategorized Of Legalism and Liberalism: A Pendulum Swing 28 Aug 2022 History is fascinating. While events come and go and shape the direction of our textbooks, people themselves change very little. Even within Christianity, there’s a steady tick-tock, tick-tock, the same…
Uncategorized On Boredom and Parenting and Why I’m Giving Up My Smart Phone 3 Mar 2015 If I told you that I was giving up my smart phone, you’d probably think it was a temporary action for Lent. But I don’t do Lent. And I don’t…
the corkboard with a huge pushpin To Kill the Mockingbird 22 Apr 2014 I am content. Never in my life have I been so happy and at peace and full of what I'll call "easy" joy. Being a stay-at-home wife and (now) mom…
the corkboard with a huge pushpin An Attitude of Intrigue 16 Dec 2013 A friend recently posted about a job opportunity she was excited about, and how it had fallen through. Her attitude towards the situation was one of peace and "patient endurance",…
the corkboard with a huge pushpin August Rain 15 Aug 2013 I haven't updated in awhile, and I really don't know where to start. Sometimes God teaches me so many lessons at once, it's hard to break into bite-sized pieces. Currently I'm…
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