A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
The irony overwhelmed me Sunday after Sunday. I was experiencing a dark season of depression. Meanwhile, the church I was attending played The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir’s Psalm 34 nearly every time we gathered for worship. It’s a powerful song, based out of a beautiful psalm. But at the time, it made my heart ache. O [...]
My imagination was sparked recently by reading essays by J.R.R. Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton about fairytales and reading Genesis 3 with a friend. When I hear the story of Genesis 3, I usually envision a snake talking to Eve, perhaps an exotic snake, big and bright, but just a snake. However, a passage toward the [...]
The overturn of Roe Vs. Wade continues to shake things up. I am writing from what I have observed and heard from serving at a crisis pregnancy center. I have not found a lot of research material on this topic, but I think it would make a very interesting study. From conversations I've had with [...]
The unspoken warning kills. The mute friend destroys the friendship. It has been said many times that communication is the key to a healthy relationship. The sharing of feelings, expectations, preferences, and desires is important. I would say communication that stands up and tells the truth is just as vital. Today, feelings almost invariably take [...]
You may wonder why I, who usually care so much about aesthetics and presentations posted a grainy picture of dingy brown carpet which appears to have been vandalized. This month, my church is replacing the carpet in the gym with a new floor. The carpet has been there more than thirty years. Last week, the [...]
When I got on social media yesterday, I didn't have to scroll far before I saw the first of many posts. Roe Vs. Wade has been overturned! I hit the react button and kept scrolling. I had to hit it on every post. It was almost a feeling of disbelief, yet great joy and thankfulness, [...]
I have traveled widely and love to learn about other cultures. Language, food, family structure, politics, geography, economy and many other factors contribute to the experience in any given country. Worldview is by far the deepest difference. Though I love to observe and ask questions about other cultures, it is always enlightening to hear what [...]
Irony...I didn't write anything for my blog last weekend because I was on a writer's retreat. I did plenty of writing, but not quite enough polishing to post. This was the first (hopefully annual) retreat for the Habit membership, which is an online library of writing resources by Jonathan Rogers and a community for like-minded [...]
Have you seen those memes labeled Expectation vs. Reality? There is a Pinterest-perfect image or video clip contrasted with a laughable real-life disappointment. This past year has felt like that that for me, without the humor. My dearest dreams have been delayed with decreasing opportunity for fulfillment. My hopes have been deferred and all my [...]
Romans is clear that sin was passed down to the human race through Adam. However, most people will quickly remember that Adam wasn’t the first human to disobey God. Eve disobeyed first. I recently read a few literary retellings of the story of Adam and Eve. I read Perelandra by C.S. Lewis (a fantasy/science fiction [...]
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