If you haven’t already, you’re almost certain to encounter someone in your personal life who is going through a season in which her* faith is shifting, something that has been labeled as “faith deconstruction.” For Christians, especially evangelicals, who are not themselves experiencing a period of deconstruction, discovering that a friend or family member–someone who…
“He was . . . a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.” (Isa. 53:3 NLT) On our first transatlantic trip with our kids, they broke all the jet lag rules. They fell asleep nearly as soon as we got to our rental apartment. They napped all afternoon. They didn’t really get on the same…
For most of my life, I have been a non-confrontational person. I hate conflict, and I especially hate bringing up something in conversation that might cause conflict. I have also had trouble being vulnerable about myself and my experiences. So if a topic means being vulnerable and potentially causing conflict, my instinct is to shy…
One opportunity virtual school has created for my teenage sons is the ability to step outside of “class” and walk into my home office to ask a question or share whatever thought crosses their mind. It doesn’t happen often, but the questions my sons wrestle with these days aren’t lighthearted. They wonder why some people…
I spent 2020 assessing my faith. Here are some of the questions I asked myself: How many of my beliefs are actually based on what’s in the Bible? How much of my faith is rooted in my own concept of Christianity? How much is born out of my culture or my life experiences? It was…
If I am ever incapacitated in some way–say, for example, I’m hit by a bus and unable to speak–the emergency personnel would only have to open my wallet to know who I am and where I belong. They would also know what I declare to be my height, weight, hair color, and eye color. They…