Feb 7, 20163 minParenthoodParenting Advice from Hell(Update: This was written several years ago; I now have only one teenager left. And yes, the following is truer than ever.) This spring I...
Jan 7, 20163 minMovie RecommendationsAn Open Letter to Christian Movie Makers about Good ArtDear Faith-based Movie Makers, Our church watched War Room last night. We served sheet pizzas and popcorn in a sanctuary lit only with...
Oct 21, 20153 minChurchMy Big Fat Church Makeover (On Accepting the “Unfinished”)I surrender all I surrender all All the Thee my blessed Savior I surrender all The email said we had ten days to be out of the old, white...
Aug 5, 20154 minChurchDid Jesus Go to Church?Did Jesus (and His disciples, for that matter) go to church? Here's what my Bible says: “So continuing daily with one accord in the...
Apr 21, 20152 minRelationshipsThe Only Relationship Question You Need to Ask–and AnswerBefore my husband asked me to marry him, he took me to a beach in Florida and asked me fifty questions he had scribbled in a notebook. I...
Apr 2, 20154 minChurchThe Danger of Romanticizing “the Ministry”I watch boys on Wednesday nights. Lots of rambunctious, loud, sweaty, muddy-sneakered boys in continuous motion. I can barely keep up...