My son was expelled from preschool. Maybe that sounds shocking—it was to me! But apparently it happens over fifty thousand times every year.[1] I’m sure this leads to a lot of hurt, frustration, and shame. While I’m sure there is no easy solution, I’m convinced that one of the best ways to learn and grow…
I consider February a month in which to take stock of our relationships and consider how and whom we love. We take time to focus on Black history. There is our manufactured holiday on the fourteenth, which we hope is centered on love no matter our relationship status. I also think of how Jesus made…
Should Christians be nicer than non-Christians? Shouldn’t the Holy Spirit be turning Christians into humans who are nicer than their unbelieving friends and neighbors? The obvious answer is yes, yet our experience shows case after case in which non-Christians act with more kindness toward their neighbors than Christians do. Why is this? C. S. Lewis…
I used to be a quitter. I don’t usually share that part of my life because it’s not something I am proud of, but it’s the truth. Back in college, when I pledged to be in a sorority, I ended up quitting during pledge week. I thought protecting my trusted binder from frat boys who…
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Col. 3:1-2 NIV) My husband and I recently bought a new-to-us home! We hadn’t been looking long, and it was the…
Have you ever had a friend reach out to you in a hard season and you didn’t know how to help? You felt ill-equipped with what to do or what to say. Maybe you tried to be supportive and did more damage than good. How do we help without hurting? A few years ago, I…