Tag: christianity
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On Faith and Flexibility
This is a follow-up to my last post, Worthy from the Start. Given that I have more or less disclosed my view that I no longer believe we are each born into a state of sin, I think it is important for me to pick up where I left off in my earlier post, Deconstruction…
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Strong
As I write this, I’m sitting in the hospital visiting my grandmother, Isabel. She’s 89 (she just had a birthday on December 18) and she suffered a stroke on the very last day of 2016. Instead of spending New Years Eve ushering in 2017 and celebrating my husband’s 35th birthday downtown (he’s a January 1…
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Empty/Full
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth. – Psalms, Chapter 40 When my husband and I envisioned this…
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December Tracks
In yet another attempt to get myself writing as a part of my own healing, I’m starting another series on this blog – this time centered on music. I’m calling it DraftingMusic, music to listen to as we draft Jesus.
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Keep Going
I’m starting something new on this blog. For the next six months, at the beginning of each month, I will post five to seven inspiring, thought-provoking or funny sayings/quotes that move me or make me smile.