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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, ...
It’s Time We Brought Back “Sin”
Yeah, I admit. That’s a clickbait-ish title. But, I assure you, it will make sense eventually. Hear me out.
In recent years, we’ve grown less accustomed to hearing that little three-letter word, “sin.” I’m not talking about popular culture where I wouldn’t expect the word “sin” to be bandied about, unless used to convey something exciting ...
When Faith Chooses to Hide
As I crawled through the Cu Chi tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City, I found myself, for one of the rare moments in my life, thankful for my petite frame. The 80-foot-long tunnel had been widened and lit at a few spots for tourists like me, but it was still a narrow, confined space that ...
An Invitation to Emptiness
If you’ve grown up in the church, you’ve heard the Easter message on repeat.
You’ve read the Bible passages. You’ve heard the sermons. You’ve sung the songs. You get it.
While the message of Jesus’ resurrection is central to your faith, there may be a sense that you’ve done everything you can to engage with it. Now, you’re ...
When You’re Feeling “Shut In”
Five years ago, Covid-19 brought the world to a halt. As I scrolled through articles marking its fifth anniversary, I was reminded of the devastation the virus wreaked.
One of the hardest things we experienced as humanity was being “shut in.” We were all forced to be contained in our little bubbles. It’s sometimes hard to ...
The Power of Showing Up
“Let me know if there’s anything I can do.”
That is the typical, well-intentioned text I send someone walking through a challenging season.
I’ve typed those words out dozens of times. I actually mean them. I really do want to help when a friend or acquaintance is overwhelmed by all that life’s throwing at them.
I’ve received those ...
MEET SUSAN
