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When Opinions Clash and Words Collide
Anyone who knows me will tell you I avoid conflict like I'm taking cover during an earthquake.
I find confrontations exhausting. Friction drains me faster than a Slurpee disappearing on a hot day. I would rather pretend to agree with someone than present a point of view that steps on their toes.
Yet, some time ago, I ...
In Seasons of Spiritual Dryness
You don’t wake up every morning with a sprightly spring in your step.
You have the Monday morning blues… even though it’s Thursday.
You’re bored with the mundane wash-rinse-repeat cycle of your week.
You crack open your Bible, only to find yourself distracted and maybe even indifferent.
You’re not alone.
All of us have wandered through weary lands. Seasons of ...
The “Parable” of the Lost Luggage
Last week, my mom and I chaperoned my teenage daughter and her two friends on a mini holiday to a nearby town.
After we checked into our hotel rooms, we waited for our bags.
Only four of our five suitcases appeared. My mom’s suitcase was MIA.
Intense investigations ensued. (Ahem)
The hotel staff checked if the suitcase had been ...
Respond to the Call — Not the Buzz
I just had a phone conversation with my husband.
Not a big deal, obviously.
Except it was a somewhat big deal because he was calling from Greenland — or at least about 40,000 feet above Greenland.
The man has been traveling internationally for work a fair bit, and he occasionally calls us from the flight. I know, crazy, ...
When You Find Yourself in a Trial
Maybe someone reading this needs to hear these words:
That super stressful, dreadfully unfair, horrible, no-good, unjust, despicable thing you’re dealing with is something that God has allowed, perhaps even ordained, in this season of your life.
I'll admit that I need to truly wrestle with those words myself.
God is not surprised by the things that seem ...
Are You Willing To Show Up?
Recently, in a conversation with a friend, I learned I had deeply hurt her.
It was not what I had done.
It was what I had not done.
When she was going through a traumatic experience in her life, I stayed safely tucked in my own warm, fuzzy world.
It was hard to hear her wounded words. I was ...
Thinking Theologically About Productivity
Until quite recently, I was a firm believer that 'productivity' was worldly.
As I looked critically around me, I found that people wore ‘busyness’ as a badge of honor. I, for one, didn’t want to get sucked into that trap of trying to prove myself through my performance. As a Christian, wasn’t I 'above' that?
I had bought ...
When Regret Comes Knocking
Maybe it’s the three giant chocolate chip cookies you devoured at 10 pm.
Maybe it’s the fact that you scrolled through social media yesterday like you were training for an Olympic sport.
Maybe it’s that you sold your home when the market was down, and now it’s worth twice as much.
Maybe it’s the careless words you spoke ...
What does a Gas Cylinder have to do with Faith?
As I type this, there's a crisis unfolding in homes across India.
If the conflict in the Middle East continues, we will have to shut off our stovetops.
India imports most of its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Middle East. Almost all Indian homes buy LPG cylinders, which fuel our gas stoves. At my home, every ...
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