When someone insults you, belittles you, or stirs up insecurity through their comparative success, how do you usually respond? When your confidence is threatened, what do you do? That is…
I still remember sitting in that tiny room at the OB’s office, waiting to hear the results of my glucose test. I was at the stage in my pregnancy when…
Is shame ever a good thing? That’s a question I’ve been wrestling with for the last year. About a year and a half ago I wrote a post for Her.meneutics…
I can’t believe it’s been 2 weeks since I last posted! Sorry folks! Last week Ike and I flew down to North Carolina to surprise my mother-in-law for her 60th…
If you were to ask me when I became a Christian, I’m not sure that I could tell you. I have a vague memory of hearing the gospel and believing…
Community can be so elusive, can’t it? I didn’t fully understand the rareness of true, heart friends until I moved away from North Carolina 2 years ago. Starting over is…
“Power without morality is no longer power.” – James Baldwin What will you be doing this Super Bowl Sunday? I feel almost un-American admitting this, but I have no idea…
Lately I’ve been thinking about what it means to write and teach without merely “tickling the ears” of my readers. In the age of the internet this goal is tough,…
Before my son was born, I wouldn’t have described myself as a baby person. It’s not that I disliked babies; on the contrary, I thought they were great! But I…
On Saturday I had the opportunity to appear on Moody Radio’s morning show “Up for Debate.” The subject of the show was gun violence, and I had been invited because…
