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jesus and my hot pink gloves

authentic christianity, perspectives, the latest 6 comments

I sit in the confines of my car, hearing nothing but the muffled sound of cars whizzing by on the highway and the faint cheers of parents. The ball park lights flicker in the dimming sky. It’s getting chilly. I start the car and turn the heater all the way [...]
who are you and what are you doing here?

creative writing, creativity and art, perspectives, the latest 5 comments

There once was a rabbi who roamed the countryside meditating on scripture. From morning to night he would walk aimlessly through the wilderness inquiring of the Lord. As he walked he would tap his finger on his forehead as if to pound the truth direclty into his mind. One morning he set [...]
moving on [thoughts on jesus's last days]

creative writing, creativity and art, perspectives, the latest 4 comments

Today is Maundy Thursday. We begin what many consider to be the most holy days of any year. We remember, solemnly, Jesus’s final days on Earth. As I have been reflecting on Jesus’s last days on earth, I can’t help but think about what it must have been like. How [...]
[fatherless generation] chapter 14: redeeming the story

culture, perspectives, reviews, the latest 3 comments

If our God is the Father to the fatherless, how can we, who are called to be imitators of him, be any less? As I read Redeeming the Story, I couldn’t help but think of where my husband and I were seven months ago and where we’re at now. Mentoring [...]
making the 5th quarter [an interview with rick bieber]

filmmaker interview, perspectives, the latest 4 comments

There’s a new movie out called The 5th Quarter. If you enjoy movies about faith and football (like I do), then this in one that you’ll definitely want to check out. It’s a movie about the real-life story of the Abbate family and the tragic loss of their son/brother Luke [...]
still in the storm

perspectives, the latest 11 comments

Cloudy with a chance of sunshine was the forecast. And for once, the weatherman was right. Clouds, wind, and cool temperatures in the early morning made me doubt his judgment, but by late morning, clouds began to part and warm rays of sunshine began to shine on my neck and [...]
[fatherless generation] chapter 13: sustainable communities

culture, perspectives, reviews, the latest 2 comments

Do you have somewhere to cry? Do you have somewhere to laugh? Do you have somewhere to play? Do you have somewhere you are loved? Do you have somewhere you are welcome? Do you have somewhere you can learn? Do you have somewhere you can teach? Do you have somewhere [...]
created with character

perspectives, the latest 3 comments

You made all the delicate inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous–how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together [...]
[fatherless generation] chapter 12: in search of a name

culture, perspectives, reviews, the latest 3 comments

These are sons and daughters who don’t know their true name. They are searching for who they really are. In their search, they bring this question of identity to anyone who will listen. They live with the overwhelming urge to pursue those who will affrim them and give them a [...]
selling a spiderman kite

dominican republic '11, missions, perspectives, poverty, the latest 13 comments

They were literally everywhere! One thing that certainly stands out as we drove through Santo Domingo (and other cities in the Dominican Republic) was the massive amount of street vendors. And no, I don’t mean sidewalk vendors. I mean street vendors. These are dudes that walk around on the street [...]
immovable me

perspectives, the latest 19 comments

“Your mother-in-law has terminal brain cancer.” “Uncle Ted died.” “Your father-in-law had a heart attack.” “Honey, I got in a wreck. I’m ok, but the car doesn’t look so good.” These are all things that have been said to me in the last year and a half or so. Each time [...]