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Give me that Old [Testament] Religion.
Confession: I don’t really like the New Testament. I mean, obviously I love it, because I love Jesus and I love the New Covenant and all that. And obviously, I find it valuable and important to study because it clearly … Continue reading
How to Throw an Easter Brunch in 15 Easy Steps.
1. Swear that this year, you WILL NOT THROW A BRUNCH. Too much work, too stressful, and there is too much going on. 2. Read in the Washingtonian that the Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial should be on … Continue reading
One time I went to Turkey.
One time I spent a little under a month in Turkey with a group from college… And it’s been over six years but that country is still burned into my memory with in all its richness. And I didn’t know anything … Continue reading
Everyday Doxology.
Most of the time I am strong enough for all the uncertainty that is lapping at the edges of our lives these days. Most of the time when people ask me how things are going with James gone, I can … Continue reading
Flowers for Good Friday
Sometimes I just stand at the window and look across the back alley at this tree. It’s perfect really, every branch like a bouquet of fluffy pink flowers. The tree grows behind an abandoned, or at least very run-down, house. … Continue reading
This human thing.
You guys. This week, life got the best of me. It isn’t that anything majorly bad went wrong, other than two speeding tickets ( I know, I know) and the mail situation in our building being so bad that they … Continue reading
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My husband is not my soul mate.
It might seem odd that on this, our one-year anniversary, I am beginning a post with the declaration that my husband is not my soul mate. But he isn’t. I wouldn’t want to imagine life without James. I enjoy being … Continue reading
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I’m glad we don’t have kids yet.
This is one of those weeks where I’m glad we don’t have kids yet. It’s not because it gives us the freedom to go out for dinner late at night, or to take off to New York for the weekend, … Continue reading
“For God to be a man, he must despair.”
Today is Good Friday, where we remember that God not only became flesh, but death. **************** “The night on Golgotha is so important in the history of man only because, in its shadow, the divinity abandoned its traditional privileges and … Continue reading
This too, takes Almighty grace.
Anyone else need to hear these words today? I read them couple weeks ago in My Utmost for His Highest and I haven’t stopped mulling them over. They are along the same lines of what I shared about drudgery a couple … Continue reading
The Art in Life 