“I’m a Christian.” She whispered in my ear. I instantly put her in a category. I placed an invisible crown upon her head that read: virtuous, pure, perfect. My views of who she might be were heaped in expectations because we were sister believers. Joined at the heart through Jesus.…
It wasn't the norm, this shopping in a big store for a Christmas gift for my mom. Our excitement palpable. What would she really like? My brother and I had $20 total to spend and the world at our fingertips it seemed. We settled on an elephant poster coated in…
The most intimate human relationship we have on earth is with our spouse. My marriage is private. Is yours? Some couples are called into ministry to use their struggles and triumphs to minister to the hearts of other couples. We are not one of them. I am a fairly open…
Social media tiptoed into our lives and bear hugged the vast majority into it’s claws. It can be a place where we are squished with warm fuzzies. But the flip side are claws that tear and gash at tender skin, leaving oozing wounds and scars in their wake. Sharpened talons…
Oh,the popcorn prayer. How I dislike it. Everyone shares their requests and then we bow our heads to pray. And we wait for that first or second brave soul to speak up. Sometimes silence echoes in the room, while our brains tell us to just speak up already. At some…
