Faith and Doubt

I learned the Hebrew word “hesed” this spring. I am not sure I’ll ever get over the beauty of it – I hope not. It inspired this piece I originally wrote for Deeper Story.   She backed herself into the corner, wedged between the pillows, reading lamp silhouetting her hair against her knees. She swiped…

This post expresses the turmoil I found myself in during March of 2011. As I read it again tonight, I was struck by how sure I was that I needed to do something or go somewhere. Indeed, a few months later, God did send me somewhere very far away for a short trip. But lately…

As I explained yesterday, I’m revisiting old posts from the earlier this year. This post arose out of a firestorm I sparked by posing the question “Can real Christians cuss?” in a discussion forum on my blog. I haven’t stopped asking questions, as evidence by a recent Sunday School class in which I asked whether…

I read Mason Slater’s post this morning in which he explained that for the last 12 week days of 2011, he’s going to repost older posts from earlier in the year. I think it’s a wonderful idea as many of you are relatively new to my blog. It gives me a chance to step back…