3 Christian(y) Phrases We Should All Stop Saying
There was a season back in high school when I thought it was clever/evangelistic of me to sport bracelets with Christian sayings on them. I had two in particular. One, of course, was your classic […]
Culture
If You’re Going to Be Pro-Life, Be Pro-Life
I’m pro-life. That’s not a surprise to anyone who knows me. It’s probably annoyingly (to some) obvious and overstated. And while I guess you could technically describe me as being anti-abortion, that’s not the term […]
I Pledge Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance. When I was a kid we said it every morning as we started our day. The whole school said it together with the voice coming across the announcement system. I think […]
The Sacred Past
Perhaps at no other time of the year are so many remembering so much. It’s seemingly impossible to pull dusty boxes out of the attic and unpack Christmas decorations without revisiting Christmases past. The very […]
Don’t Tear Apart the Church Over an Election
A month from now, what does your life look like? Christmas shopping? Prepping for finals? Recovering from your Thanksgiving food coma? Binging on the new episodes of Gilmore Girls for the seventh time? (Probably. Thankfully, […]
Why It (Can) Matter What You Wear
It’s hot again. It’s not even May and it’s hot. And since I now reside in Louisiana the humidity adds a whole other level of discomfort. Plus, I’m pregnant so there’s that too. The reason […]
Why (Not) Using “OMG” Matters
I saw a short post earlier this week on the phrase “OMG.” Its tone was a little harsh for my taste, but its message resonated with me, and I wanted to expand on it this […]
You Don’t Need Money to Give
Last night, someone in California won a record-breaking $1.5 billion (that’s with a b, folks) lottery jackpot, which I first heard started hearing about when it was only at a measly $900 million. As could […]
To Santa or Not To Santa?
As a kid, I was allowed to believe in Santa Claus. We would hear stories about Santa, watch Christmas movies (such as one of my all-time favorites, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer), listen to Christmas […]
To Keep or Not Keep the “Christ” in Christmas?
I don’t know about you, but I grew up not celebrating Jesus’ birth at Christmas because “he wasn’t really born then.” I didn’t recognize the advent season, I didn’t go to Christmas Eve services, and […]