When I was 6, I was chasing some friends and shouted after them a word that I was not supposed to say. I think it was “crap”. I immediately hit my knees right on the sidewalk and prayed for forgiveness because I didn’t want God’s lightning bolt to get me. …
I’ve had a few conversations with friends lately that have been focused on the WHY. And I’ve had my own issues with a WHY. Something horrible. We don’t usually question the WHY of something good. And I like answers to WHY as much as anyone, but from experience, the answer …
Aside from the obvious ploy with a controversial title, this post isn’t meant to infuriate you, but I know it could. Which is why it has sat in my “draft” folder for a while. When the two men in Boston were identified as young immigrants from Chechnya, I thought about …
Let go and Let God. Don’t worry. Just relax. Healing Esteem. Easy for you to say! I love a good slogan as much as the next person. But some of them cause more of the anxiety- or a new kind of anxiety- than they’re supposed to alleviate. For example: Let …
There is no purpose. Doesn’t that seem kind of depressing? Like a bad fortune cookie message. I don’t mean to alarm or depress you, but really, I don’t think there is A purpose to life. I think life is the purpose. Every single day. All those breaths you take. All …
I was thinking about the Easter Story. You’ve heard of it, right? Adoration. Betrayal. Death. Life. Often we talk about living our faith. And you know? I have lived the Easter Story. Rather recently, though not all in one week. I had my Palm Sunday: Things are on track. This …
