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December 2019

December 15, 2019
I was wearing a kitschy “Jesus it the reason for the season” t-shirt. It was...

November 2019

November 18, 2019
Christians have always loved their chicken, and they have showed up in force for Chick...
November 01, 2019
The expression “one day at a time” is a familiar truth. Jesus speaks to its...

September 2019

September 27, 2019
Anyone who has lived long enough is acquainted with grief – that is, according to...

May 2019

May 07, 2019
As the years pass by and awareness grows, there are a flurry of articles, blogs,...

April 2019

April 13, 2019
Abby Johnson has faced her share of critics. People who support abortion rights don't like...

February 2019

February 01, 2019
February 5th is a big day - It's the day my second book is being...

January 2019

January 24, 2019
What happened in New York has gotten people talking and acting. That is a good...

December 2018

December 27, 2018
My mother usually waits until the epiphany before she starts un-decorating from Christmas. With the...
December 25, 2018
11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior,...
December 20, 2018
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. Above thy deep and...
December 13, 2018
Happy Holidays! Hope that doesn’t offend you. After all, it’s been a common expression for...
December 06, 2018
I recently heard a version of this joke: A well to do businessman was rushing...
December 02, 2018
It was my mother’s birthday. Well, technically, it was the day after her birthday, but...

November 2018

November 29, 2018
One  year ago today, I shared the thrilling news that my husband and I adopted a...
November 19, 2018
***This was first published on Patheos on November 20, 2017.*** According to history.com, “In 1621,...
November 08, 2018
***This is an edited version of a blog I first shared here on Patheos in...

October 2018

October 24, 2018
One Halloween night many years ago, instead of staying at home waiting for cute children...
October 17, 2018
There was great debate over how to approach Gender Identity Disorder when the latest edition...
October 14, 2018
I love America. I mean, I really love America. In 2004, while my husband was...
October 09, 2018
It seems that every day, there is more and more talk of “social justice.” All...
October 06, 2018
After a very heated period of time...it is done. Associate Justice Kavanaugh it is. This...

September 2018

September 23, 2018
All this focus on the season change from summer to fall has got my thinking...
September 09, 2018
As babies become toddlers and toddlers become children, the males among them start to receive...

August 2018

August 30, 2018
Church, it’s past time we started recognizing mental illness as illness. Just like any other...
August 27, 2018
Another mass shooting took place over the weekend. This time, at a place I visited...
August 25, 2018
Senator John McCain died today. Brain cancer wasn't the first battle McCain has fought. He...
August 22, 2018
NOTE: This is a modified blog from one I previously wrote and posted elsewhere. The...
August 14, 2018
My last blog post was an attempt at humor. I’m not sure it landed, but I...
August 04, 2018
As a parent, there is a lot to be concerned about. The world is filled...
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