“For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:10 NIV) Thinking back on my journey toward Christ, I remember the feeling of searching but not being able to quite grasp what…
The Fourth of July is usually a day of picnics—hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill; potato salad and potato chips; red-white-and-blue desserts. We gather with friends and family. We enjoy a day off from work. And the day usually culminates in fireworks displays. Kids always think these are the best part of the day….
Donald Trump may just leave this country better than he found it. These are words I never thought I would put on paper. In the wee hours of the morning of November 9, 2016, I wept. I could not sleep. I felt like I had awakened to a hazy fog. How could this have happened?…
Over the last few years, I’ve been exploring what it means to live out my faith in the context of racial justice and racial reconciliation. Throughout the process, God has led me to people of various ethnic backgrounds who have taught me so much about what it means to seek justice and reconciliation. The truth…
Fifteen college students gather in a horseshoe of desks. It’s our last meeting of the year. “What’s your favorite Christmas memory?” he asks. I look around at the others, waiting for someone to speak up. I’m shy because my story, if I can even think of one, will be lame. Seconds later, in my mind’s…
Eighteen months ago, my husband and I were co-teachers of an adult Sunday school class full of people we considered friends. The eight couples who regularly attended were people with whom we shared our lives—the good and the bad—and they did the same. We studied God’s Word together, we prayed for one another, and we…