A Letter to a Concerned Friend on How/Why Christ Still Means EVERYTHING to Me

I've been a Christian my whole life.  As a young adult and into the onset of my thirties, I was of the Evangelical and conservative sort, generally speaking.  It seems as life happened and things got real, my beliefs shifted and changed.  To make a long story short, and to greatly oversimplify for the sake … Continue reading A Letter to a Concerned Friend on How/Why Christ Still Means EVERYTHING to Me

A Case for Naming Ourselves “Beloved” Instead of “Sinners”: Shame Doesn’t Belong in the Reign of Love

We become what we think about. - Earl Nightingale   Recently a friend of mine was having a REALLY hard day and tearfully shared with me: “What is WRONG with ME?” The story isn’t mine to tell, so I’ll just say my confidant was heartbroken and disoriented. As we talked for a while my heart … Continue reading A Case for Naming Ourselves “Beloved” Instead of “Sinners”: Shame Doesn’t Belong in the Reign of Love