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Pass the Salt Shaker

As a writer and just a thinker, I kind of like metaphors. So when I see a metaphor in Scripture, sometimes I like to take some time to really think about how it is used. Last night in my Housewife Theologian group, we spent some time discussing how Jesus calls us salt: You are the […]

Can I Handle the Seasons of My Life?

This may be one of the most meaningful song lyrics to me personally. It comes from Stevie Nick’s Landslide, one of my favorite songs. The way that she sings her “I don’t know” afterwards conveys the same wondering in my own heart sometimes. Seasons change, and I do seem to hit some landslides in each […]

Sex, Dating, and Relationships

Many of the comments under my recent dating article are helpful. After reading through them again, I thought it would be good to repost this book review that I wrote a little over two years ago. The authors discuss the whole problem with contemporary dating and try to offer a solution. This book has a great […]

Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad

Well, maybe not for Meat Loaf, but we’re talking pastors and sin on the Mortification of Spin today. And since we are talking with our favorite, distinguished pastor from Wales, we decided to meet up in a Welsh karaoke bar, of course. That’s right, Dr. Derek Thomas is back, and we may have even gotten […]

To Date or Not to Date?

Should we allow our kids to date or not to allow them to date? If so, what age will they be allowed? These are the questions my husband and I are up against now that our daughters are reaching that mysterious age. Sure, Matt still insists that 30 sounds like a great age for them […]

Black, White, and Shady all Over

Well, well, well. Do you want to know what the most viewed article I’ve ever written is? Okay, I’ll tell you: 99 Shades of Strange. I guess that’s the way it goes. It’s a little reactive, but I was a bit shocked after seeing all the buzz with the release of the trailer for 50 […]

‘Til the Love Runs Out

One Republic currently has a song out with a catchy beat. In it, Ryan Tedder sings with a devotion that most girls would dream about: I’ll be your light, your match, your burning sun,
 I’ll be the bright, and black, that’s making you run.
 And I feel alright, and we’ll feel alright,
’Cause we’ll work it out, […]

The Land of Groaning

I often use The Valley of Vision to help me pray in the mornings. One of the prayers that I have been praying this week is titled “Joy.” It is such a good compliment to the wonderful sermon I sat under this week, by guest preacher Paul Wolfe. The sermon text was Romans 8:18-25, you […]

Leadership Training

Here’s the deal: Carl and I were having some suspicions about our jolly co-host, Todd. We had some questions. Some tough questions. But to our dismay, he just wouldn’t crack. Todd was hiding something big and we knew it. It became clear to us that it was time to bring in our latest member of […]

A Fine Line and a Facetune

I’ve written a couple of articles for Reformation21 that I thought I’d share with any of you who may not visit that site regularly (shame on you if you don’t). The first one is on a new app that I’ve discovered which advertises to pretty much photoshop your selfies into magazine-worthy portraits: So’s Your Face […]