When the horizon doesn’t look peaceful
I live in Arizona, and since moving here some 23 years ago, I’ve learned to look to the horizon at sunset and sunrise. They are simply spectacular here, and I see God there each and every time. However, looking at the horizon can be a hazardous thing for a believer, at least symbolically, and to tell [...]
What then shall we say to these things? 3 answers to lies about rejection
Rejection is a difficult thing to reason with. Truly, when we are rejected once, it hurts, and it often takes some time to get past the pain of that rejection. But when those rejections start to pile up, one on top of the other, well, that’s a whole new ball game, isn’t it? Feeling rejected by [...]
When compromise becomes compromising
She sat across from me in my office, arms folded securely across her chest and her jawline tight in resolute rigidity. For the purposes of this article, I’ll call this woman Susan, though that is not her name. Susan had been in a lesbian relationship for a couple of years, and after that broke up, Susan [...]
Theology-driven womanhood
I was speaking with someone the other day, and he, when speaking of Christian women, very accurately said, “Theology must drive their uniquely God-ordained lives.” How true. However, that is often not the case for Christian women, and that is devastatingly sad to me. It’s sad, and it’s a tragedy. Our Christian society has been inundated [...]
The spiritual Sahara
She sits in bible study again this week, and she smiles every time it seems appropriate. She says “Amen!” with the rest of the ladies when something particularly moving is said, and she answers questions when they are asked of her. But still she doesn’t feel it. Still she doesn’t feel anything. There is a vague [...]
