5 ways to enjoy church as an introvert
Let me tell you a story… You walk into church and a greeter gives you a handshake and says welcome. There are about two hundred people milling around. They stand in groups with their backs to you, drinking coffee. None of them turn to say hello. When people...
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 how blessed...
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 parent as part of 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 the...
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. mini sex doll 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...