Today, on Halloween, we celebrate “things that go bump in the night.” If you’re like me, though, every day is a battle with fears. I’ve been anxious since I can remember. As a child, I thought it was how everyone felt. I thought that everyone lay awake at night, gripped with a sick cold fear, tugging at the corners. A whisper that got louder as the lights got dimmer, “There’s a bad thing about to happen and it’s going to get you …Read More
I love my church family. I’m typing this now, because they are babysitting my daughter. When she comes home, she’ll be grinning from ear to ear; and knowing she is safe and happy – I am too. I love my study group. We’re completely different women from all walks of life – but we share our questions, our struggles and our hearts. We’re real about our struggles and yet, they inspire me to live for Jesus; more than any perfect motivational speaker or book. I love …Read More
I dislike everything he stands for and I’d happily campaign against him. But instead of just condemning his policies or his words; I find myself condemning him. And enjoying it. He makes me feel shocked. But I like being shocked. I want to see more. I want to reinforce how much better I am than he is. How much more educated. Smarter. Kinder. Better. I’m better than he is, I think. I would never speak his words; or do what he does. And …Read More
1. I’ve been working really hard and I deserve a break. (Sorry, but no. Good on you for working hard; but the thing you want a break from is a life-dominating whirlpool of addiction that will suck you down if you dip your toe in). 2. I can handle it. (You can’t. It’s bigger than you – which is why you need Jesus and other people and all the support you can get). 3. I’ve learned from my mistakes. (Great! So don’t …Read More
Guest post by Glen (based on this earlier article) How does porn impact a young girl who discovers her father’s stash? Michelle VanLoon writes about it in My Father The Porn Addict. This sentence struck me more than any other: Porn taught me that the single most important thing to grown-ups was this mysterious world of fantasy, pain, and animalistic impulses too powerful to ignore. Porn peddles a lie that becomes “the single most important thing” for those who buy into …Read More
