Today’s guest post in our series on singleness and the church is from my friend and fellow-blogger, Jen. Jen is one of the most beautiful people I know, inside and out, and she approaches being single the way she approaches everything else: with a positive attitude, and a heart that looks for the beauty in…
Last February, we spent an entire month talking about singleness and the church – discussing various perspectives, misunderstandings, and possible solutions to the loneliness and isolation that singles can sometimes feel within the church. That series saw more traffic than this blog has ever seen, and four of the posts from the series are still…
— 1 — Can I just state for the record that vacation days are awesome? I had the day off today, and it has been such a good day. I slept in a bit, and spent time reading, writing, and (well, in the interest of transparency, yes, playing Castle Story) this morning. I spent the afternoon listening…
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…
Earlier this week, I talked about the differences between gossip, slander, and information (and threw in a seemingly random definition for advice); today I’d like to talk about the implications of these definitions for how we should respond when we hear “news” about famous church people, particularly when that “news” involves some sort of “scandal” or “outrage.” Here’s…
