The Old Ball and Chain: Never Say Divorce
Does talking about divorce make you get a divorce? Or is not talking the real problem?
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Who I am When a Yes Becomes a No
How much weight do you give to the rejection in your life?
Why I Didn’t Sing Phil Wickham’s Cannons in Church
Do we need to believe that we are unworthy to better understand God’s love for us?
Proving Repentance
One by one, we gathered in the mountains, robbed of cell service and internet access. Our differences were easy to spot. Different ages, different professions, different races. We had the coffee drinkers and the tea drinkers. Those who worked with the elderly and those who worked with children. Women married for years, women in much […]
Believing the Right Words
I’m playing piano in church again. I feel like there’s probably a more artful way to build up to that statement, but the truth is, I’m just kind of giddy about it. Church music is where I most connect with God, and for a year, that was missing. For a year, I wondered if it […]
Embracing Shame
At some point in the past year, I became addicted to shame. I’ve neve been a huge fan of the Jonathan Edwards ideology where I am no more than a spider that God is dangling over the fires of hell. I shake my head at statements like, “God hates you.” Constantly examining my life to […]
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