so much of the Christian life involves submission. submission is something we’ve talked about in our married couples bible study, mainly in the context that wives are to submit to their husbands (ephesians 5:22). i cringe when i hear that, and i’m sure most of our society does too. we think it means that women [...]

unfortunately i am a sucker for top 40 music, which means i subject myself to droning beats and, the majority of the time, awful lyrics. case in point: #4 song title on itunes? ‘sexy and i know it.’ bruno mars has a song (‘it will rain,’ #8 if you must know) where he sings, ‘there’s [...]

relationally, this has got to be one of the most spread out times of life. literally everyone is in a different place. i scroll through my facebook home page and see photos of brand new babies, of boyfriends and bouquets, weddings, unflattering moments from parties (and weddings), new apartments and houses and announcements about getting [...]

every year around this time i struggle to face the reality of the changing season and the cold and wet that comes with it. to describe it as ‘abrupt’ is an understatement. this past summer was a short one and it was good, but more like a hot spell, not prolonged, but pronounced and demanding. [...]

can you believe it's been eight years? there is so much life to be lived in eight years. how many breaths or bites have you taken since then? can you count the number of things you've learned or steps you've placed beneath you? the juxtaposition of life: babies being born while those towers burned and turned to ash.

i know i haven’t written for awhile, and my excuse has everything to do with this season and the opportunities it brings with more hours of warm daylight and so many more outdoor activities beckoning. one thing i continue to do is read, and when reading other materials i often come across a sentence or [...]