To become less, to serve and suffer, is in many places now the opposite of what I am told my faith should produce. I am told my faith can make me strong and grand, a loud voice, powerful, an authority. I am told that I can remake the world the way God wants it to be, surely? This sounds like a refrain of ancient darkness.
Tag: Christianity
Two Years Of Doubt
We believe, until the cracks in the glass start to show. I had to ask God to help my unbelief. [Click title to read more.]
Meditations on Pinterest Faith
Pinterest made me think about what it really means to be a believer, and how often I turn only to others just like me. [Click title to read more.]
Coming Back To Ourselves
We are, it turns out, terrible at remembering who we are or should be without regular reminders. [Click title to read more.]
Subtle Revelations
Sometimes, God's work is small, multi-faceted, and nearly invisible until it bursts into bloom. [Click title to read more.]
What If God Wasn’t A Chore?
To be consistent with God doesn't mean turning God into a chore. [Click title to read more.]
The Alternative to Offering Platitudes
Words can be cheap. But bearing witness isn't. [Click title to read more.]
If You Do Not Save Us, We Will Still Worship You
I'm not the kind of person who easily chooses God over my desire for God to help me. But I want to be. [Click title to read more.]
Melancholia
We feel, in heart and memory, the break in the bone. [Click title to read more.]
On Being Disliked
Behaving in a Christlike way doesn't obligate others to like us. That's just fine - being disliked isn't a sin, after all. [Click title to read more.]
Samaritan's Song 