It's hard to figure out how your faith walk is going if you never look at it, and yet we're often tempted to treat that sort of introspection the same way we treat food that is healthy but that we don't really want to eat: we put it on the back shelf of the fridge until it molds, and we pretend it isn't there. [Click title to read more.]
Tag: Christian living
How To Handle The Easter Aftermath
It's true that people need a rest after the emotional intensity of Easter. But it's also true that "rest" shouldn't mean "take a vacation from God until fall." [Click title to read more.]
The Other Side of The Sacrifice
Physical torture and degradation is awful enough. But so much of the sacrifice that happened at the cross was unseen, a spiritual wound vast enough and deep enough and horrible enough to redeem the whole world. [Click title to read more.]
The Solitary Easter
Easter is a wonderful holiday to celebrate collectively. But we should celebrate Easter on our own, too - by ourselves. [Click title to read more.]
A Research Literacy Primer For Christians: Or, Why Christians Need To Be Skeptical When Looking Up Information
I thought it might be worthwhile to offer up this little primer: a series of very basic tips about how to evaluate and assess all that "Christian" information you might stumble across online or in the bookstore.
Strive For Authenticity, Not Admiration
A Christian who has attempted to avoid, smooth out, or hide from every imperfection in their life becomes removed and isolated, divorced from the purpose of their being. [Click title to read more.]
Be Wary Of Churning Out Marthas Rather Than Marys
Missing from all of our Christian "doing" is the deliberate cultivation of a reflective interior life that allows for individual growth and a changing, evolving, rich relationship with God. [Click title to read more.]
Act From Love Immediately. Postpone Actions Motivated By Anything Else.
Love immediately, and delay everything that doesn't come from love. [Click title to read more.]
Don’t Normalize Love
Little things matter. They are the heartbeat of love in daily life. [Click title to read more.]
On Inviting People To Church
I think sometimes that "inviting someone to church" is so encouraged and so ideal precisely because we don't think it takes a lot of effort. You invite someone and boom! You're done. Except that you're not. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 