A New Year, A New Hope

So, it's 2020. I am coming out of an indifferent Christmas season. For whatever reason, my husband, daughter, and I were not in the mood for any of it. No lights, no Christmas movies, no cookie baking. I'm not going...

Theology and Film

So this summer I have been taking a class in Theology and Film, and I would just like to say that it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life as a student. The majority of our...

Social Justice is Divisive

The truth is I am nervous to write this one. There were tears and a long conversation about how to approach the topic of social justice with my husband. This happened on International Women's Day. At first, I was wrestling with a...

Living Wholly

Lesson number one, overcome Every fear of regret and confusion It’s all illusion, delusion Sent to disconnect the holy fusion Of spirit and the flesh... Josh Garrels, "The Resistance" How many of you have popped onto Instagram or Facebook and...

Living Alongside

Loneliness is something I have struggled with all of my life. There were times that it was completely justified. I did spend many days of middle school eating alone at the lunch table and many years in the isolation of...

Purpose, Calling and Glory

"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a...