By Lorie Newman Continued from I’m Done with Playing Church: I’ve gotten such a response to this article, I thought I’d add a bit to it. I’ll let the Word of God speak for itself: That’s right… I’m done with playing church. Now what? I’m done… with the plastic smiles. I choose to be real. … Continue reading I’m Done with Playing Church, Pt. 2: Now What?
By Sarah Layne Im rarely dirty. I mean really dirty: dirt under my fingernails, mud on my knees, dust on my face kind of dirty. Growing up I was covered in such filth as many-a-child would be, but in my old age (okay, not so old age), Ive replaced the imprints of my knees in … Continue reading Loving like Jesus: Revelations on A Bathroom Floor
By Tom Schiavon I am learning what it means to be a pilgrim, torn between two worlds and feeling as though I am not a citizen of either. I am a citizen of an earthly kingdom, the city of man, which calls to me like the Sirens, alluring me with it’s beauty and charm. I … Continue reading Between Two Worlds: Learning to be a Pilgrim
By Sara Shelton For as long as I can remember, my mom has always asked me the same question each time we hug goodbye. There we are, standing in the driveway, arms wrapped around one another in an embrace and she says, Do you feel the love coming from my heart to yours? I would … Continue reading Heart to Heart: The Power of A Hug
By Will Shelton I keep thinking that I’ll reach a certain age (or mileage) and that statement about nothing new under the sun will come true. There are days where I want to believe otherwise – that I love the idea of something new every day and finding the beauty in that – but there … Continue reading Something New Every Day
By Erin Almand She loves her mama’s lemonade, Hates the sound that goodbyes make. She prays one day she’ll find someone to need her. She swears that there’s no difference, Between the lies and compliments. It’s all the same if everybody leaves her. And every magazine tells her she’s not good enough, The pictures that … Continue reading Beautiful Disaster: God’s unconditional love
By Karen Swank It’s not news today to report that the world is getting harder and harsher. Anyone who’s been around long can mark the downward march of time and attitudes, remembering a day when people trusted more– when people were more trustworthy. Ours is rapidly becoming a culture of distrust and hopelessness. The world … Continue reading Dare to Hope
By Lauren Deville I have drifted down a ways along the shoreline, I just watched these ropes give way where they were tied. I could have reached out quick when the ropes first slipped, if I had tried, but I was wondering where the wind was trying to take me overnight, if I never did … Continue reading Letting Go of the Ropes
By Shane Ambro All of my life, I think I have been plagued by this visual picture of “Sinners in the hands of an angry God.” I think sometime, around 10th or 11th grade I was supposed to read that sermon by what’s-his-name. I think I read it, but I was never really all that … Continue reading Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?
By Kari Miller Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply from the heart. -1 Peter 1:22 We all long to be known. I mean really known. We long to invite someone else into the vulnerable place where our heart … Continue reading Intimacy Becomes Reality: Thoughts on God from Uganda