Posts by writingjoy
The Unremembered (A Guest Post) ~ #LifeUnmasked
Today’s guest post comes from Caleb Wilde, a funeral director who reflects on faith through the lens of his vocation. He is currently working on a book and blogs at Confessions of a Funeral Director. You can also stalk him on Twitter. *** Many of us have the gift of moving through the grief process…
Read More“The Evolution of Adam”: In Which Science and Faith Are Allies, Not Enemies
(This post is much longer than is usual for me. Any conversation about science and faith is emotionally-charged and prone to misunderstanding. I felt it necessary to devote extended space to this book review, including a lengthy set-up and numerous quotations to avoid pulling things out of context. I pray that my efforts to address…
Read MoreA Plain Ol’ Ordinary Love Letter
You’re lounging on the couch, still sporting the blanket under which you napped. “Now that’s a hot husband – one who’s folding laundry!” You laugh when I say it. I laugh too, but I mean it. I don’t think you realize just how hot it is when you wash dishes, scrub down the bathrooms, help…
Read More“Because I Can” – a Book Review, Giveaway, and Author Interview by the Most Amateur Interviewer Since Chris Farley
Janet Oberholtzer is a great sport. She agreed to be a test subject for me to learn how my new advertising network works (that’s her ad in my sidebar — have you seen it?). This week she agreed to let me try out my interviewing skills AND my recording skills — I’ve never recorded a…
Read MoreThe Beautiful Every-Day Everywhere Church
Today, I’m participating in the series “At the Lord’s Table: A Discussion,” hosted by Preston Yancy. My post is one in a series of over 50 posts from varying authors about the beautiful, mangled Church. Rather than rant and complain about the failings and flaws of the organization known as the church, Preston asked us…
Read MoreHurt ~ Life: Unmasked
For this week’s Life:Unmasked, I’m featuring an anonymous guest post I received a couple of weeks ago. It is one of the most bare pieces of writing I’ve read in awhile. I have the deepest respect for this woman, awed that in spite of the deep pain she carries, she hasn’t surrendered to bitterness or…
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