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June 2016

June 08, 2016

Boundaries on Social Media

Last Monday, I was talking to my therapist about the recent upset caused by my...

August 2015

August 14, 2015

The Three Biggest Errors of Conservative Christians In Talking About Abortion

By Lincoln Davis Wilson The Planned Parenthood sting videos produced by the Center for Medical Progress...

August 03, 2015

“All Babies are Wanted” is the Worst Pro-Life Argument

Written by Kallie Kohl "Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food....

July 2015

July 21, 2015

Outcast

I've been pretty frustrated lately. This sort of thing happens to me periodically which I...

July 08, 2015

Reflections for July 8.15

I am playing catch up on my Chronological bible reading plan. I usually listen on...

July 02, 2015

Look: Part Three in a Series on Modesty

Over the years, as I have read and listened, and processed commentaries on modesty, something,...

June 2015

June 28, 2015

Love Wins

God created marriage. He created marriage to be between a man and a woman. Not...

June 12, 2015

To My Christian Brothers and Sisters Regarding Rachel Dozeal

As someone who struggles with mental illness, it sounds to me as though this woman...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

Work and Rest

They are everywhere. I'm not good with identification, but I've seen over 30 of these...

May 20, 2015

Worth It

Horrible and scary things are happening all around the world right now. As Christians, we...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

Words

Please, please, please, let us be more careful with our words. Let our blogs be...

April 03, 2015

Better

The fog is lifting. It is weird and wonderful. When I am not taking any...

March 2015

March 14, 2015

Sustained

I woke up to hollering. The kids are acting especially, well, like kids today. My...

March 10, 2015

Insights and Repentance

"Instead of using your insights into other people's issues as a spiritual hammer, Jesus wants...

March 05, 2015

Sneaky Sneaky

"Our pride is killing us as much as all of those things we haughtily refrain...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Wanted: True Friends (and 10 Steps to Finding Them)

I had my first BFF when I was 5 or 6 years old. One day,...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

Marriage For Glory #1: The Foundation of a Christian Marriage

Whether you are single, engaged, married, divorced, or widowed, the fact is that the grace...

January 12, 2015

Glimpsing Glory

We had the opportunity to go back and worship with the saints at Trinity Reformed...

January 09, 2015

Peace in Imperfection

We don’t really see those moments of weakness from Paul’s life. I’m projecting them for...

January 08, 2015

The Point

I think most of us get caught up in the destination question. Where are we...

January 05, 2015

Dependent, Not Brave

The only way to parent is with faith that God is able to keep and...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

New Changes in 2015

I went all in for 2014. God answered my prayers and blessed my resolution. Life...

December 29, 2014

The Valley

I can't forget that day. We'd just walked in the door coming home from church....

December 24, 2014

Christmas Spirit Recaptured

I was really sad when one year, much to my dismay, Christmas simply wasn't as...

December 15, 2014

Merry Christmas

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,...

December 13, 2014

Woman’s Worth

Women must think biblically and have high expectations for how men approach them and honor...

December 11, 2014

Medical Method Wars

There was a time when it used to surprise folks when they heard my husband...

December 11, 2014

On Nose Piercings

According to the Bible an earring or a nose piercing means the loveliness of Christian...

December 10, 2014

Listen to These

I'm in the process of re-listening through this sermons series. They are longer sermons (45-50...

December 10, 2014

Alternative Reality

Allowing fantasy to overcome reality is an assault on God and the world He made....