Life: unmasked
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 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…
Read MoreDear Hilary, Love, Hilary: The Plunge [#lifeunmasked]
For today’s life:unmasked, I’m featuring a post by Hilary, who blogs at Sittin’ There on Capitol Hill. Her fresh approach to Life:Unmasked caught my eye a few weeks ago. With “Dear Hilary, Love, Hilary” she sets her story up as a request for advice from herself to herself. If you are a poetry lover, check out…
Read MoreUnmasking the Secret Pain of Pastor’s Wives
While it’s common knowledge how tough it is to be a pastor’s kid, no-one talks about how tough it is to be a pastor’s wife. No-one told me that pastor’s wives are handed masks when they walk in the door. My husband used to be a “bivocational elder” — he helped lead our church in…
Read MoreBloopers: An Essential Part of Inviting Friends Over
Welcome to life:unmasked, a weekly blog link-up in which we gather to step out from behind our masks a little, get real, and maybe even try to write naked. We take Jesus seriously when He teaches that His love is unconditional, and we know that there’s something about sharing our imperfections that makes it easier…
Read MoreGet Naked: The Most Important Writing Advice You Will Ever Read
Ok, that might be a little bit of hyperbole. But as we close out the year, I want to share the most important writing advice I’ve ever run across. It is at the heart of the weekly blogging meme I started in 2011 called life:unmasked (link up your unmasked posts here every Wednesday!). It is the heart…
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