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Gentle Spirit, Fierce Faith: A Tribute
This morning, my great aunt went home to be with Jesus. Her husband, PC Verghese, was a dynamic and respected evangelist in India for decades. He went to glory just two days ago. Both of them were like grandparents to me and instrumental in my faith journey. I have no doubt that they are rejoicing ...
Have We Learned to Hide Our Brokenness?
I live in a city in India where Christians still have freedom to worship together. In fact, I live in a part of town which we jokingly (and unofficially) call the “Bible Belt.”
In a five-mile radius from where I live, there are two thriving Bible colleges, not to mention dozens of churches, Christian schools, Catholic ...
Can We Go Back to “Striving”?
It has evolved into a distateful word in the Christian lexicon. A word we feel guilty about. Over the years, I’ve dismissed and disparaged it, too.
What word am I referring to?
“Striving.”
We’ve turned the word “striving” into something almost sinister and sinful. I’ve written blog post after blog post saying “wise” things like, “May we not ...
When You Don’t Know What’s Next
Eighteen years ago, when I was expecting our first child, What to Expect When You’re Expecting was considered the go-to pregnancy “bible.”I know there’s an app for that now. But, back then, the book provided all sorts of baby advice and trivia. We would know, for instance, that at week 16, the baby would be ...
What I Learned about God — at a Mosque
As I tilt my head at a certain angle, I catch a glimpse of the shimmering domed ceiling. Though I want to linger, the crowd behind me feels overwhelming — I only take a moment to glance at the mosaic: Mary, robed in a deep blue, sits on a jeweled throne. She holds a young ...
A Letter to My Daughter on Her 16th Birthday
Dear Girlie,
Happy 16th Birthday!
First things first.
Now that we let you get a second ear piercing for your birthday, we’re officially in the “cool parents” club. Right?
Who am I kidding?? We’ll never qualify as “cool” parents (or is it “lit” parents now?), will we? To clarify, we will still be asking you to put away your ...
Holy Huddles in the Messy Mundane
I rummage through the snack drawer and pull out a happy assortment of goodies: Hide & Seek cookies, Medjool dates, salted makhana, and some woefully ignored packets of channa dal. Feeling slightly guilty about all the processed snacks, I throw some mandarin oranges into the mix. I deposit the items on the dining table along with three ...
What Does Trusting God in the Storm Really Look Like?
We’ve all heard it before: "Just trust God."
Well-meaning friends and family advise us to weather life's storms by trusting in God. Our pastors mention it from the stage almost every week. Blog writers (like yours truly) echo the same sentiment (with the best of intentions, I should add).
And with good reason. The Bible mentions the ...
Bible Plan: Finding Rest in a Busy World
To continue our June series on Bible Plans, this week we're focusing on the theme of rest.
There’s no getting around the fact that we live in an always-spinning world. We yearn for quietness in our souls – but, often, that deep rest seems out of our reach. Or is it? In the next few days, ...
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