I had a young friend, a long time ago, who would start her prayers at the end of the day in one of two ways: “Dear God, thank you for a good (great, awesome) day today.” or “God… This was not the best day in the world.” It still makes me laugh a little, the…
Several months ago, Jen Fulweiler posted a link to a website call PrayMoreNovenas, inviting others to join her in praying the Novena to the Holy Spirit. (A novena is a set of prayers prayed over the course of a few days, focusing on specific prayer intentions.) Even though I’m not Catholic, I signed up for the mailing…
I don’t remember where I first heard this: the idea that if we say God is awesome, and nothing compares with Him, then how can we say anything else is awesome? It’s one of a long line of things Christians say that drives me slightly nutty – because it’s completely extremist. I believe God is…
Today’s post in this series on singleness and the church is a guest post by my new friend Joan. I firmly believe that up until the past year of my life, I suffered from a medical condition called I-Need-A-Boy-In-My-Life-At-All-Times-Syndrome. For those of you unaware of this non-life threatening but life encompassing condition, it predominantly affects…
sometimes the words you say have so much more of an impact than you could possibly know. a couple of days ago, i sent an email to a friend, questioning my own sanity as i looked at a task that seemed insurmountable. he replied the next day, and one of the things he said was, “know…
