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June 2019

June 25, 2019

Indefensible: What To Do Now–And Later–To Help Children Detained At the Border

Concentration camp [con·cen·tra·tion camp] noun. def: a place where...

May 2016

May 11, 2016

How Jesus Saves the World (From Us): A Review

Some political consultants on NPR this morning--one Democrat, one Republican--were talking about the current election...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

I Never Wanted Church

Guest Post by Sarah Stewart Holland In 2009, I convinced my husband to leave our...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

The Miracle Purse

I've said it before, I will say it again: I love church ladies. When I...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

The New Normal

Guest Post by Cristen Wathen "The only normal people are the ones you don’t know...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Good Stuff

How do we develop a taste for good things? Is it an acquired taste, cultivated by...

April 24, 2012

Under Pressure

God spoke to me today. I love when that happens. I hate when that happens....

September 2011

September 10, 2011

Soul Seasons

A pumpkin latte in my hand. From Not Starbuck's. A cool crisp 62 degrees out....

September 09, 2011

For Such a Time as This

I was sitting on the floor of my crummy first-year-of-being-a-grownup apartment, doing grad school homework...

September 08, 2011

The Sacred Struggle

"The middle ground lies in the struggle. The acceptance that, when violence becomes necessary to...

September 07, 2011

Suck it Up

Ultimately, as a society, we suck on alot of things that make us sick. And...

September 01, 2011

A Cup of the Good Stuff

When's the last time you got out the good china? After I went on and...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Bless This Mess (without the stress)

Listen to me, young folks in your 20's, figuring out what you're going to be--I...

August 30, 2011

Joyful Noise

I never know who "they" are, but "they" say you should start reading to your...

August 29, 2011

Unknown

It was a rare (RARE) Saturday afternoon moment. Both kids were asleep at the same...

August 27, 2011

Saturday Night’s Alright (just alright)

One thing they don't tell you when you go into the ministry [wait--there are about...

August 26, 2011

You Can’t Handle the Truth

Some people have a loose relationship with the truth. I get that. Now me, I...

August 24, 2011

And Paul Thought Corinth Was Bad…

Naked is all the rage. Naked Juice: great lunch in a quick and easy container....

August 23, 2011

Birth Order Bingo

We've all heard the rumor that first children are more successful. Well, it's not a...

August 22, 2011

The Greatest Sweepstakes EVER

My aunt has won vehicles in sweepstakes contests. Not once. Not twice. But THREE TIMES. Impossibly...

August 20, 2011

Too Marvelous For Me

On occasion, it becomes necessary to bring one's children to one's office. I may not...

August 18, 2011

Real Housewives and Food Challenges

There are very few things in the world that are black and white to me....

August 16, 2011

How Fancy is That?

What's that I hear? Is that a little bit of empathy, oozing from the pages...

August 12, 2011

“The Help:” Prophets Major and Minor

Wow, this is going to be a great book. Sorry family, you will be microwaving...

August 11, 2011

A Little Bit Red…

"Why is it that every time we go to southern California, we are absolutely the...

August 10, 2011

There is No One Like Our God

There is no "I" in Christian. Oh, wait... I've finally figured it out. Why I...

August 08, 2011

Muffin Moment: A Mean Mom and Minister

I gave her 3 chances. I am not a mean mom. 3 chances to help...

August 04, 2011

The Brown Marker

The good news is, she didn’t go for the walls. She didn’t go for the...

August 03, 2011

Nice Enough

Nice Enough… I moved last month. If you haven’t seen a blog post about the...

June 2011

June 20, 2011

Wherein I Decline to Support Cancer

This is what the Church is up against, folks. The people who come through our...