Jim tagged me to talk about three things I like about my Church. You know… this is just one of those topics that frustrates and fascinates me at the same time. I feel like the meaning of the word church has been diluted by misuse. Instead of Church, the living organism that is comprised of [...]
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It’s hard to explain what’s been going on the last several months. There’s been a turmoil in my heart - no, somewhere deeper than that, so deep inside that I can’t reach it or identify it or explain it. It started with a breach in my family, that much I do know. Odd, because it [...]
I wrote about kids the other day, and how they have to find and follow their own ideals. It just doesn’t work to traipse into the big wide world wearing your parents’ convictions. I said that it is important to find those before you head out. And I insinuated that as parents we need to [...]
To my children:
One of the things you’ll need to learn before you fly away from the nest is how to internalize your ideals. From the time you were little, your parents have been hard at work transferring their ideals to you, hoping that you would see and understand that making Jesus your center is the [...]
Continue reading about Repost: Ideals: from blankies to shining stars
Hey, you know, sometimes I wish that I didn’t wear my heart on my sleeve.
I wish my sins could all be hidden. Some of them are, but seems like most of them are just out there for everyone to see. That’s humiliating.
I wish that I could say things in a way that didn’t seem to [...]
