Does the very phrase “gray sin” make you uncomfortable? Each generation seems to be getting more and more fuzzy about what sin means and how we handle it. But if we’re going to live and love in God’s kingdom, we need a give-and-take discussion about …
The Church isn’t always perfect. OK, sometimes we’re a long way from it. Yet there’s a mystery to this group of believers that we’re called to live within. God intends each of us to build up those around us with the gifts, love, and abilities …
No, the answer isn’t 50. At least I don’t think so. It’s a gray area. Understanding and finding more of God is a process, and we need to give ourselves permission to seek God where our answers seem to run out, where our expectations aren’t …
The Bible often mystifies me. Levitical law is too far beyond my culture and era to fathom; Paul is obnoxiously confusing at times (You seemed pretty confident that I’m saved by faith, so what’s this line about being saved through childbearing, Buddy? Get your story …
I don’t usually ask for jewelry. My mother-in-law seems to know exactly what necklaces to buy me, and my mom lends me jewelry indefinitely forever, so I have a cute little collection going. But it’s not something I want to spend a lot of …
Lately I’ve been wrestling with a body not yet thirty years old that may never work the way most people’s do. My diabetic levels remain high, the numbers are all wrong, and I look back and has it really been this way for months on …
Every year our adoption agency hosts a summer picnic with an exotic-to-us playground, food treats galore, and the whimsical highlight for my kids: Derek the magician. (AMAZING every year) This year, just before the magical performance, one of the picnic-goers raffled off a couple of …
So let me start by saying, YES, I’m posting a mock-up picture of the cover of my book at the end of this blog as promised. (Thanks to so many of you who were awesome enough to give me some feedback about my book title!) …
Have you ever been annoyed with someone who seemed like they had all the answers? The more confident someone is in their perpetual rightness, the less interested I am in what they have to say, even if they’re right about an awful lot. But if …
This past week I had a dark day. Not just a day where you lose your car keys and burn the toast. It was a day that brought me to my knees. You know? I felt defeated and depressed in every way; mentally I was …