Taryn R. Hutchison's Blog: The Glorious Muddle, page 28

Free Indeed

Today our world remembers a great man who ultimately risked his life in standing for his convictions and inspiring countless others to join him in peaceful protest.  Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in which he quoted the gospel lyrics, “Free at last, free at [...]

Substance Over Style

My latest article - published in the Morganton News Herald today – follows in its entirety: No doubt you’ve noticed the unbalanced demographic in most mainline churches. The younger generation (Millennial) is noticeably absent. Many people expend a lot of effort to reverse this trend, bending to reach young people. Non-traditional “seeker-sensitive” churches proliferate. Some seek [...]

Happy Birthday!

On August 22, 2008, I gave birth to a healthy 12-ounce book. That was five years ago. As the final days of 2007 drew to a close, I submitted my original manuscript to the publisher. And then I waited. It felt like I was expecting a baby elephant. My grueling eight-month gestation period was actually [...]

Dabbling or Specializing?

One thing that I feel more acutely as I get older is my constant need to come back to the Source of Life to be refueled. No longer can I rely on adrenaline or youthful energy. My batteries frequently need not only recharging but redirecting. Questions about how to invest my time take on added [...]

Stalin’s Return

Some people actually come to my blog to find stories on Eastern Europe, current events as they relate to history. This post is for them. It will have nothing overtly to do with faith. Except that everything in life does. Every choice, every word, every action bubbles out of our internal values and our belief [...]

Priceless

Wherever I travel, I encounter Aussies or Europeans on their annual month-long vacations who question the American live-to-work ethic. I totally agree with them. Time away is necessary. Everyone needs a break from the routine and a chance to quit working. Our bodies, minds, and spirits were created to crave rest. But often the actual [...]

Missing My Former Life

Every other July is a melancholy time for me. I get homesick. I miss my former life, the life that became my calling and my community. While I love my present life with Steve, I get homesick for Cru (Campus Crusade) whenever the 5,000 U.S. staff gather together at Colorado State and I’m no longer [...]

Making it Fun to Learn from History’s Mistakes

If you ask school kids today what’s their least favorite subject, they often reply, “History.” Maybe they need a new teacher, because history can be packaged in a way that makes it fun to learn. A friend sent me a link to a Polish game that teaches history. Sensing a need for the younger generation [...]

I’m a Rhetoric Drop-out

A couple weeks ago I wrote that I was taking my potential masters degree program one class at a time. Well, this is not the time and Rhetoric is not the class. After getting an “A” in my first endeavor, I dropped my second one. It turns out the heavy workload for this so-called “five-week” [...]

It’s Never Too Late to Change a Legacy

Probably you’ve already heard the story I’m about to recount, but I can’t stop thinking about it. On Sunday, Andy Murray reversed a trend of non-Brits winning Wimbledon. After a 77-year drought, “Our Andy” (as the Wimbledon announcers referred to him) defeated Djokoviç for the victory.  But that’s not all he reversed. Murray grew up [...]