Faith and Doubt
Throw Away the Script
I wedged myself into our overstuffed burgundy recliner, the only furniture we’ve ever bought brand-new, knees pulled tight under my chin. My husband lounged across from me on the couch, easy. Two men, one an acquaintance, one a longtime friend, sat with us, our papers in their hands. My words, bare and black on the…
Read MoreBoycotting Apple Is Anti-Free-Speech
Thursday I caught, quite by accident since I don’t listen to “Christian” radio, Chuck Colson’s program “Break Point.” He was ranting in his trademark Colson-ish way about Apple’s decisions to pull the Manhattan Declaration iPhone app in December and the Exodus International app this month. Colson called for Christians to protest this decision by Apple,…
Read MoreI Can’t *Feel* Him
Does it mean anything to have no sense of God’s presence? David wrote about losing that sense. Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? (Psalm 10:1) So at the very least, it is not abnormal to feel that God is far, removed, hidden. Sometimes I wonder…
Read MoreConfession: I’m Jonah.
I’ve been looking for God for a long time. I’ve written many times about discovering that my faith was built on a flawed foundation and starting over. I’ve written about rebuilding and about being made new, and my daily prayer, “God, I believe. Help my unbelief.” Spiritual growth isn’t steady. It moves in fits and…
Read MorePerfect
what if everyone expected you to be perfect? permanent smile gracious words never angry impeccable judgment keen insight eternally patient error-free parent I’m writing at Deeper Story today. Join me over there to read the rest.
Read MoreA Piece of Freedom
It was a simple two-word question on my Facebook. “Nose-piercing?” It sparked immediate and polarized reaction. People of all ages loved the idea, people of all ages hated it. Some assumed I was thinking about piercing my own nose, others read it as a more general “what do you think about nose-piercing?” question. It was…
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