How My Son and a ‘99 Jeep Wrangler Taught Me about Faith After coming home late from a basketball game, my husband walked into the bedroom. “I have to tell you something,” he said smiling. He sat down on the edge of the bed. “It happened while we were driving home tonight.” It had been…
Five Ways to Talk to Someone Who Disagrees with You The other day I was thinking about my grandmother. She died fourteen years ago on October 31. When I think about joy, laughter, and safety in my childhood she is at the top of the list. Her house was a place I felt loved, accepted,…
What If I Don’t Like Reading My Bible? Over the years that I’ve been a Christian (which is about 30 years!) I’ve discovered something: I don’t always like to read my Bible. This might seem shocking! I write a lot about Bible reading and I do a lot of Bible reading, but sometimes I don’t…
Psalms for the Election Season Anyone else feel strained and stressed about the election season? This year has felt extremely hard on my heart as we go through another long election season. Two parties, two ends of the spectrum, and it all feels so divisive. Out there on the internet everyone is talking about this…