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scandalous… [part 1]
Are you ready to for some scandal? No, I’m not talking about Olivia Pope and her ways of fixing Washington DC’s scandals on the The Hill. I’m referring to a message that James wrote to the early Church! As promised, the videos from a summer bible...
read morefriday fun films…
This Friday installment of Friday Fun Films is brought to you by the World Wide Web. Thank you to YouTube, Vimeo, and supporters just like you! *** Every once in a while I’ll see something and it’ll remind me of Matt. I wish it was a fairytale of a prince...
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marriage, differences, and ethnicities…
If I’m being honest with you, I walked into marriage with the delusional fact that Matt and I were insanely compatible. Friends, we were so compatible, eHarmony matched our profiles of the thousands upon thousands of weird people swimming in the online sea of...
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recap of phoenix one, letting go, and the book of james…
An arched stained glass window depicted Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane against decorative tiles and mystic blue lighting. Oak pews neatly lined and angled toward the front of the chapel revealed the nearly 100 years of history seeped into the walls, the burgundy...
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relationship manual…
Relationships are hard to navigate. Whether it’s men or women or bosses or superstars you have a crush on, there isn’t a manual per se on how be—well, be normal. Are you an over-sharer? Do you stand in the corner and stare at people at parties until...
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growing up, narcissism, and emerging adulthood… [part 2]
At 24 years old, I was unemployed with a degree from a reputable college, living with my parents, and utterly single. Cleaning offices, baby sitting, or working random editing jobs was how I made ends meet while stiff-arming Sallie Mae from collecting my college loan...
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growing up, narcissism, and emerging adulthood… [part 1]
It’s hard to be 23. I’m not a kid but I’m not considered an adult either. I’m most frustrated about the fact that I don’t feel like I’m the person that I should be. —Anonymous blog reader Bar Mitzvah. Sweet Sixteen....
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good, better, and the ex-boyfriend…
I always imagined I’d run into him at some point in life. In the theater of my mind, I would be skinny and taller and have my PhD from some ivy league university so that my words would be intellectual and elite. I’d throw my head back and casually laugh in...
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the church: alive and well…
When we feel dry and unusable and bored, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When we see poverty, despair, and hopelessness, know God’s spirit is alive and well. When people feel far and church seems obligatory and life is mundane, know God’s spirit...
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happy mother’s day to all moms…
Dear Stepmoms, I see you. It’s Mother’s Day and I just want to let you know that I see you. I celebrate you alongside bio-moms, grand-moms, adopted-moms, and want-to-be-moms. Adopted parents—like stepparents—know the feeling of melding hearts...
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I’m a writer and teacher in love with two men: Jesus and my husband, Matt. [You might not find this funny, but I laugh at myself, so it all balances out.]
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