Faith and Doubt
When a Five-Year-Old Schools His Mom in Faith ~ Life:Unmasked
In climbing, one of the first things you need to learn is how to fall. After watching my kids tackle the climbing wall, and after climbing it myself, I understand why. We have to learn to trust the safety line and to descend in such a way that we don’t hit the wall or the…
Read MoreA Climbing Wall Makes a Great Metaphor for Faith
“Faith is stepping out onto a staircase you can’t see,” she said. I scowled at her. “I am not good at that. I hate it, actually.” She grinned back and shrugged. /// The 9 and 10-year-olds clambered up the wall, occasionally hanging from a handhold while their legs kicked around for a foothold. At the…
Read MoreIn Which a Feminist Sticks Up for Boys
I am the mother of two boys and two girls. All four of them are beautiful, in my humble opinion. Girls have been following my oldest son around for quite some time, partly because he’s so darn cute and partly because he’s such a nice kid. My youngest boy demands attention wherever he goes, but…
Read MoreWe Should Be Packing, But Instead We’re Hosting This Crazy-Huge Giveaway
As I shared a couple of weeks ago, World Vision’s Bloggers are going on another trip, and they’ve invited me to go along again. This time, we’re headed to Sri Lanka, an island country just south of India. Our hope and prayer is that you’ll follow our journey, find hope and inspiration in the stories…
Read MoreWhen You Get Tired of Asking Questions ~ Finding Church
We sat around the tables, Bibles open to Romans 8. I usually dread classes on this book because it so often comes across harsh and heavy-handed. But this chapter, soaking up the reassurances of God’s love and His promise to co-opt the bad that happens and bring good out of it. We read verses 31-33.…
Read MoreWhose Idea Was the Weekend?
I wouldn’t go as far as this poster does and claim exclusive moral high ground. No one can claim that. I’m more fascinated by the history and trajectory of our political parties portrayed in this. What do you think? Is this accurate?
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