As we sit in the dark, waiting for resurrection, given up like foster children, remember Jesus came to ensure our adoption. And then dance like it’s 1995.
Death is the ultimate “No.” But resurrection is the more-ultimate “Yes.”
Christmastime can expose couples facing fertility challenges to an acute feeling of loss in a season supposedly brimming with gain.
Even in the midst of life, death, and existential constipation, Jesus offers lightness, truth, and pink sunrises to those who know that life is a long pilgrimage.
Court hearings in the child welfare and foster care system are wild. Heavy. Intense, a time-and-matter condensing event. So how do you pray for that?
It took us almost a whole year, but our family read ‘The Lord of the Rings’ out loud.
We sold our house on the end of Uranus St. And there was much re-grieving. Because the places we possess also possess us.
The metal legends are back. And on ’72 Seasons,’ Metallica invites us to take the hill country of our past.
One email, 48 hours, and a whole lot of uncertainty.
Our modern digital technologies are designed to foster impersonal ways of living. But we’re made for real relationships. How do we fight this? Some thoughts on ‘On Writing Well’ and ‘The Life We’re Looking For.’