“All healing is first a healing of the heart.” ~Carl Townsend Like a lot of lucky little girls, I learned to dance by standing on my father’s feet while he waltzed me around the room. My dad was no slouch as a dancer, either. He was a musician at heart—rhythm made his feet tap and…
In recent months, I’ve found myself mentally replaying a scene from the cult classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail titled “She’s a Witch!” As the scene opens, three villagers are excited at the prospect of burning a witch at the stake. They’re seeking the permission of Bedevere to complete their mission. Here is how…
I used to think that when people said, “I heard God say,” he literally came right out and told them what he wanted them to know or do. A booming voice from the sky showed them the way. But I’ve realized (mostly the hard way) that’s not at all how it works. In my experience,…
My son has been hospitalized at least a dozen times. He’s had three surgeries. He sees five therapists every week. Most things are not easy for him. I won’t lie: there’s a lot of hard in there that none of us asked for. I wish genetic anomalies hadn’t busted up my dreams. Have we not…
Before I got married, I had specific expectations of what my marriage would and would not be. We would love each other sacrificially. We would not fight. We would work through conflict, not hold grudges. All of that lasted exactly three days after we said “I do.” We didn’t do any of it. We got…
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” (Matt. 5:13 ESV) I grew up in the south. The southern part of New Jersey, that is. Many…