JANUARY 2020 They say “hindsight is 2020” but I say we’ve got clear, 2020 vision starting right now. I’m planning my phrase of the year- I can’t decide between “unfettered possibilities” or “soaring joy”. Hm…maybe both! FEBRUARY 2020 We just had such a crowd of …
In my last post, I raised two key questions for the church. Today, I will be continuing with question 2, but turning the inquiry inward: Where has the church perpetrated indoctrination inside the church? I really wanted to find a way to make,”Christical” or “Let’s …
My pastor started a series on postchristian culture, which is a truly fascinating catalyst for discussion. (Or perhaps a blog series?) Wikipedia defines postchristianity as: “[T]he loss of the primacy of the Christian worldview in public affairs, especially in the Western world where Christianity had …
All the experts (those who have four+ children) say once you get to three kids, adding one more is no big deal. You shift to zone defense, buy snacks in bulk, and call it a day. I’m now certain all those friends collectively lied; you …
Does anyone else feel like they are looping through the Covid version of the stages of grief? When it first started, I was in denial. I naively believed that at the other end of that three-month long quarantine rainbow, I’d be able to return to …
At thirty-three years old, I feel like I’m “unlearning” as much as I’m learning. It’s no secret that I live and breathe in the gray- I’m repelled by answers that leave no margin for questions, exceptions, or error. Social media overwhelms me with its sea …
I just need to vent about the sheer ridiculousness that is my life most days. Not a whole lot has changed between March and July, except that I’m definitely getting in touch with my introvert side. On the rare days that I do have the …
The church is a powerful, God-designed agent of His Kingdom on earth. When the body of Christ responds in fullness of sacrificial surrender to God and others, the church is the catalyst for the fruit of the Spirit made manifest within creation. Yet the church …
I have a confession: Sunday morning, after my usual slow moving, coffee and protein bite, I only lasted about 30 minutes into the morning before engaging in an argument with one of my kids. I mean, he was certainly wrong. But so was my reaction. …
In light of feedback from my last blog post, I feel the need to explore the idea of people pleasing and dreaming in more depth. Often when we think of the people in our lives that put limits on us and our dreams, we imagine …