“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4 NIV) It happened again. I’d raised…
We live in an era of deconstruction. As I’ve watched friends and acquaintances go through this process over the past several years, it has seemed to me that there are two paths: the first back toward a faith with stronger roots than before, based in ancient truths and strong in theology where the modern church…
“I’m running low on spoons today.” This is a statement which, at first glance, seems like an odd commentary on one’s silverware inventory. If you dip your toe in the chronic illness community, however, you will quickly understand its meaning. I am many things: A mom, wife, lawyer, Broadway musical enthusiast . . . and…
Blinking several times as we emerged into the bright noonday sun, Samantha and I were contemplative as we processed the meeting we’d just had with a printer and the myriad details we’d learned about printing the international cookbook Sam had been dreaming about for months. My friend Sam is first and foremost a bridge-builder. She…
My youngest daughter sold her goats. The same goats she had worked so hard to save her money to buy, the same goats she had prepared for by working with farmer friends of ours who raised goats to find the best animals for her plans, and the same goats she had spent almost a whole…
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 NIV) I don’t like to let people into the messy parts of my life. I don’t like to seem like I am not doing a good job. I don’t know if…