It is indeed a joy to announce that I PASSED my counseling certification exam! I was hesitant to let anyone know I even took the …
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Identity In Christ
People tend to place their identity in what they think they are. Studies validate this, but so do common sense and experience. For instance, which …
Read More »Unexpected Blessing
It was a heavenly day today, sun washing the not-too-hot spring air. Such days make me ask why I ever complain. Sometimes life is almost …
Read More »My Biggest Crush
Why two of them? They were identical twins, and to love one was to love the other. Basketball player tall. Pretty-man faces. Shock of black …
Read More »Suicide and Success
In conversation with a young adult I’ll call Sophie, we talked about the suicide of a friend of hers I’ll call Tommy. “He was the …
Read More »A Lesson From Suicide
In conversation with a young adult I’ll call Sophie, we talked about the suicide of a friend of hers I’ll call Tommy. “He was the …
Read More »Holy Feminism
This week I’ve feasted my heart on a study of Jesus’ relationships with women. Amazing things happened inside of me. Passion rekindled. Apathy disappeared. My …
Read More »The Mightiest Sword
On Oct. 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts IV barged into an Amish one-room school house in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania brandishing a gun. His ensuing shooting …
Read More »What Wakes Me Up
As kids my three siblings and I would wake at the crack of dawn Christmas morning, breathless with excitement to open the presents piled deep …
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