Category: Christian
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When God gives you a bad gift.
Vanity, pride, and a deep love for pretty things bred a severe self-loathing at my mediocrity. Anyone smarter, lovelier and more talented was automatically categorized as “enemy”—specially favored and preferred by God.
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A Gathered People
We have turned independence into isolation. It has become less natural for us to be together than it is for us to be apart. Community is more than a 2017 buzzword. It’s necessary for living a healthy life.
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Can I still be a Christian on the days that I can’t stand anyone?
To be human is to be imperfect. In fact the word “human” in the dictionary is synonymous with the word “flawed” and “frail.”
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Isolation, Social Silos and this thing called Social Anxiety.
Social anxiety is a condition that seems to have become rampant in recent years. It used to be that if an individual had trouble interacting with others, it was a personality quirk… Not a disorder. These days, things are a little different. Many would much rather text than call, and a ringing phone is enough…
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God won’t give you more than you can handle… and other drivel not found in the Bible.
I grew up hearing the phrase, “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” It was meant as an encouragement. Buck up, kiddo. You’re stronger than your circumstances. You can get through anything with God and a little bit of elbow grease. For a time, I believed that. I lived as if God would…
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When love is right, there is no pebble.
A pebble in my shoe, very much like a single pea beneath the mattress of a princess—that’s what wrong love always felt like to me.
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Single, and Thankful
Here’s something I never thought I’d say: I am incredibly grateful for my time of singleness.
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Christian: Worship is so much more than your singing
While there are many scriptures that marry worship and song, musical worship is a very small part of living a worshipful life.
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I don’t regret growing up non-Christian
I boast in my weakness, not because I take pride in who I’ve been, or what I’ve done. I’m not so proud of where I’ve been, so much as I am proud of how far He went to reach me… And how far He’s taken me since.
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