Preparing To Move Forward
No matter who you are, April is a transformative month. Winter has officially ended and Spring flowers have begun to bloom. April marks the halfway point of the semester for most traditional students, so they need to start figuring out if they can make up enough points to pass their classes. The Sun has moved […]
A New Year Is Nothing To Fear
I’m not angry. I’m not filled with hatred. I am filled to the brim with a sadness that I have not felt in a very long time. Election Night and the days after have left me feeling empty, lost and fearful. Let me be clear: I wasn’t sad that my candidate lost because, honestly, she […]
Lost And Found Faith
As a child, I had perfect faith; that unquestioning, never-doubting love and trust. It was the innocence of a perfect world wrapped in God’s warm hug. Light was everywhere to be my guide. Sure, sometimes I skinned my knee and cried, but I was safe… always saved. I heard whispers of caution from the angel […]
Forgiving Me
A Practical Faith
You’ve probably heard that neat little saying before, “Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship.” It’s true enough, I think, in the sense that as a religion Christianity is about forming a personal relationship with Jesus—about constantly, fervently furthering that relationship. But do we really get that? I didn’t. Not for a long time, […]
As a child, I had perfect faith; that unquestioning, never-doubting love and trust. It was the innocence of a perfect world wrapped in God’s warm hug. Light was everywhere to be my guide. Sure, sometimes I skinned my knee and cried, but I was safe… always saved. I heard whispers of caution from the angel […]
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven;” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) There have been few moments in my life where I could feel my world change. Often, when I thought it should feel that way, life hasn’t—like my college graduation day or my wedding. Yet the day my house burned […]
