Christ's promise to me and my offspring rings louder than ever — "I will not leave you as orphans."
All in Life
A Sure Mercy
Yes, even in this darkness and pain there is mercy.
Her Very Presence Exudes Delight
We have our hands full of goodness with this precious little one!
Those Who Walk Among Noise
Minds with an appetite for triviality and vice, fed by a culture ever more at odds with the transcendent, will hardly think thoughts with which we want to be alone for any extended period of time.
how to be single
How do I take care of my own needs without becoming selfish? How do I serve others without making that an idol?
On Christian Friendship
Advice, at the proper time, can be beneficial. But just being there is the demonstration of the love of Christ.
Book Review: Same-Sex Attraction and the Celibate Life
Same-Sex Attraction and the Church: The Surprising Plausibility of the Celibate Life is a must read for all Christians
living sacrifice
Let the record show that I've been resisting writing about this for a while. I don't want to talk about it — it's deeply personal, and not the kind of thing that comes up unless you are truly close with your family and friends.
The Church As Beacon
"If you have a family, you can reasonably feel you have time for no one else. But that can mean that unless you have a family, you feel you have no one at all." - Ed Shaw
regarding the parrot
I just keep hoping I don't run into him, or that, 9 years having passed, he won't recognize me.
a series of faint clicks
If 18-year old me looked at the me who's a few months from 29, yes, I'd think I was cool.
Better Late Than Never...
Others may eschew resolutions and staying awake to watch one second turn into another, but I thrive on it.
heal thyself
Standard disclaimer: if you haven't already noticed, I'm not a doctor, and taking my advice on anything should be taken with a grain of salt. MMMMM, salt.
A Fool’s Hope
I’ve long thought that the things we love the most are those which satisfy the empty places in our hearts.
re: stacks
The point - thanks for sticking with me this far - is that collecting LPs, even on the most casual of levels, is about not being able to ignore them.
Body of Death
No pictures. I promise no pictures.
Book Review: Openness Unhindered
There are confessions. There are aired disagreements. Finally, there are direct calls to future dialogue and real life interaction.
Anxiety & Christmas with Barth
"The Lord of heaven and earth, the eternal God who deemed it not too high and not too low to become like us so that we may become his." - Karl Barth
Openness Unhindered: When Sisters Disagree
Listening to different stories and perspectives helps us check our own thoughts for hidden paradigms and presuppositions. It allows us to find the roots of our differences and acknowledge that ideas are not what define people.
Introducing Openness Unhindered
While we must always affirm God's position and the Biblical worldview, this does not negate the importance of human experience. Instead, we learn that human experience is important so long as it is not utilized to contradict Scripture.