We are looking for a new church. In our nearly fourteen years of marriage, we’ve never had to do this. We’ve left churches twice before, but we always knew where we were going next. This time, we don’t know. It’s a bit disorienting, to be honest. We have a ridiculous array of options. (We live…

Read More

Mother’s Day hurts for so many. Children, grown and growing, agonize over mothers who left or abused or stood by while others abused them. Women long to be a mother with a hunger that will not be satisfied. Others miss mothers who left this life too soon. Some are mothers in all but name, overlooked…

Read More

“What do we learn about God here?” the teacher asked. I stared at the horrifying verse in my Bible. “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created.” I felt sick as I pictured little children drowning in the Genesis flood. My mouth remained closed while others in the…

Read More

Laura saw me tweeting about how crazy this week has been and offered to guest-post for me today. As I type, we are at the hospital with our son for a overnight procedure. I know you will appreciate her thoughts on The Church. Joy has been writing for some time about the troubles that are…

Read More

I could make all sorts of excuses. …The church we attend doesn’t observe Lent (or any of the liturgical calendar, for that matter).  …I kept forgetting to take my anti-depressant and vitamins, which left me exhausted most of the last few months. …The time I had set aside for reading and prayer ended up being…

Read More

This one is for everyone who is so hurt by the church that they can’t imagine celebrating Easter this Sunday. It’s for the ones who can’t see the words to “He Arose” through the anger at the ones trying to push them down. It’s for the woman who has been silenced because she has the…

Read More