the Christian word that makes people cringe
There it was again, right in the middle of my news feed. Some friends had bought a new house, and were saying how blessed they were. Blessed. That word gives me the willies. Like the friend who escaped a car accident with mere scratches, and they all said...
when God asks you to do something crazy
Have you ever met someone who has had an incredibly hard life? Maybe you know someone who was in the foster care system, shuffled around from home to home so that she could never firmly attach to anyone. Maybe you know someone who was abused by a...
A letter to my white, suburban friend (from a white suburban mom)
Dear friend, You and I probably have a lot in common. I never had to think much about racism. I grew up on a block that was 99% white. The only kid I remember being slightly different was Aliya, although the most memorable part of her existence on our street was...
why is God so unfair?
It hasn’t really rained since before winter, and it is now mid-May. The drought has lasted over a year. The fire north of us has been burning for weeks. It has grown to over 1000 square miles of raging inferno, and those fighting it in every waking moment...
How to survive when your child dies suddenly
Today’s story comes from my friend Michele. As I’ve gotten to know her I have been amazed at her courage to continue trusting God in the midst of the grief of a mother’s worst nightmare. I became a mother on February 24, 2004 as...