I’ve gradually been giving up excess. Over the last few months my husband and I have gotten rid of half our stuff. Lent seems like a good time to go the rest of the way with the process. We recently downsized from our 2,100-square-foot house in a suburban community outside… [more]
Home & Family
Meeting singleness with sorrow and grace
As I reflect on romance, marriage and the future, I find myself camping out somewhere between grace and sorrow. Sometimes grace is more prevalent than sorrow; other times, sorrow is more prevalent than grace. I'm not without normal human emotions, thoughts and feelings just because I have a physical disability… [more]
Valentine’s Day dinner deals and true romance
While dining at a local Italian restaurant with my 10-year-old daughter, she read an ad for an upcoming Valentine’s Day special, which sounded like serious romance to her. “You and Dad should come here for that,” she sagely advised. I told her that we didn’t usually do a lot for… [more]
How churches and states are cooperating on adoption
Our nation’s foster-care system is in crisis. Thousands of children “age out” of foster care each year without ever having known the love and support of a forever family. Birthdays are forgotten. School performance drops. Social workers are overwhelmed and lose hope of the possibility that the children in their… [more]
Childhood obesity and systemic sin
A pediatric hospital in my home state of Georgia has been running an advertising campaign about childhood obesity which has ignited some controversy. This NPR story summarizes both arguments: the ad producers point out that Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity and argue that the harsh tone is… [more]
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Moherring I think the story of Ruth and Boaz is incredibly romantic ... The part where Ruth lies down at Boaz's feet just melts my heart. I like to imagine that throughout their married lives she did that from time to time.
Valentine's Day dinner deals and true romance
Erica One little itty bitty tiny thing, after working with children's ministries. We've got to stop bribing kids with nasty food to get them to come to things.
Childhood obesity and systemic sin
Anny I think there's a difference between a parent taking reasonable precautions to protect their child's safety and intervening in every situation to the point where the child does not learn how to handle things for themselves.
Why Penn State is an overdue wake-up call for youth ministry
pcg Christianity never promises to 'protect us from abuse, manipulation, objectification and betrayal.' In fact, it promises that we will be abused, manipulated, HATED. But Jesus also promises that he has overcome such things, and that one day those things will be swept away.
Rules, purity and the wilderness of sexuality