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Are You Sad or Satiated? Here’s a Reason to Hope
When was the last time you were hungry? Not just hungry around the edges. Not, Is that my stomach gurgling? Maybe I should eat something hungry, but really hungry. Really, really hungry. Like, my hands are shaky, my head hurts, I...
A Little Lesson in Big Generosity
When was the last time something moved you to tears—in a good way? Tender tears filled my eyes, of all times, at a family Easter gathering. It had been a glorious day. Rainy skies had given way to sunshine just in time to welcome churchgoers. Our sanctuary rang with...
Please Stop Bashing the Church
Almost every day I see a social media post about what’s wrong with the church. College students are leaving by the thousands. Young adults say the church has damaged them forever. People are hurt, they’re never coming back, and they want everyone within their...
What to Do When Faith Becomes Complicated
Would you say your life has gotten more or less complicated as time goes on? I suspect most of us would say, “More.” Take child rearing, for example. We didn’t realize when we brought our three-day-old baby home from the hospital that caring for the needs...
In Cooking and in Life, Trust the Baker
I should have listened to my friend Karen. “Sprinkle the nuts in the bottom of the pan, then arrange 15 frozen bread balls on top.” I was listening, really I was, but when I stood in the kitchen looking into the Bundt pan, fifteen just didn’t look right....
Do You Know How to Protect Yourself? When Christian Leaders Fall
When was the last time you cried over another Christian’s moral failure? I cried today. But I wasn’t crying over the mega-church pastor from Georgia who resigned his church over an emotional affair, even though that hurt my heart. Or the local leader who...