I think about half of my blog posts started out as a Facebook comment to somebody’s status. Today a good friend of mine posed a really great thought about self love being humanistic and self worship. Then she said some really beautiful words. 'Help me think through this.' So let’s think through this. (Somehow this … Continue reading What I mean when I say “Self Love”
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Here’s the thing about being an LGBTQ ally
I’ve been trying to figure out for a while now what it means to be an LGBTQ ally. What it means to be an ally as an English teacher/writer. What it means to be an ally as a Jesus follower. What it means to be an ally as Suzanne. What it means to be an … Continue reading Here’s the thing about being an LGBTQ ally
Here’s the thing about Short Term Missions Mondays
It's time to bring up something I've been wanting to talk about for a while, something in which I've invested thousands of dollars and thousands of hours. Something I just can't seem to get away from, even as a full time missionary (whatever that means). Something I've criticized and praised. Short term missions. For the foreseeable … Continue reading Here’s the thing about Short Term Missions Mondays
If I speak in t…
If I speak in the tongue of a national, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I wear the national dress and understand the culture and all forms of etiquette, and if I copy all mannerisms so that I could pass for a national but have not … Continue reading If I speak in t…
Every day always TO DO
A couple of years ago my friend got me one of those Smash books - a little notebook full of pictures and words intended to inspire the artistic soul. I've never used it because I've never felt like anything of mine would be good enough or pretty enough to put in it, but then lately … Continue reading Every day always TO DO
Here’s the thing about Target on Tumblr
So apparently the new organization to hate because of their portrayal of same sex couples in their ads is Target. I hadn't heard about this latest one until I saw the following on Tumblr: Well, a brave transgender Tumblr man shared a story about his personal experience with Target as an employee that made me … Continue reading Here’s the thing about Target on Tumblr
Here’s the thing about the law
This morning my pastor called me by name (and tattoos) from the pulpit. Which would've been horrifying if he weren't making an awesome point. Galatians 5:1-6 says: "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of … Continue reading Here’s the thing about the law
Here’s the thing about praise
Never will a rock cry out in my place. He's worthy of all my praise! I sang those words as I swayed back and forth on risers with the gospel choir OneVoice once or twice during my time at Cedarville. It was a fun song, and I wish we had sung it more. Luke 19:37-40 … Continue reading Here’s the thing about praise
Here’s the thing about wine
I was totally planning on dedicating a whole post today on how I reached the 25,000 word mark on my NaNoWriMo novel today thanks to some wonderful advice from a friend ("Have an explosion") and how in a world without Starbucks, McDonalds has become my coffee shop writing place. Since everyone around me is speaking … Continue reading Here’s the thing about wine
