Or, why things have been a little quiet around here (but extra loud at home).
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.
Christmastime can expose couples facing fertility challenges to an acute feeling of loss in a season supposedly brimming with gain.
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?
We sold our house on the end of Uranus St. And there was much re-grieving. Because the places we possess also possess us.
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.’
Tolkien could have used a different verb to frame the relationship between Frodo and Gollum. But he didn’t.
In the dregs of the calendar, it’s good to remember that God is always writing a story. And he writes it with time.