I’ve never written a love letter before. Sure, I say, “I love you” all the time to my husband, my kids, and my dog. But not a whole letter. In high school, I received a few love letters and 11 years ago my (then) soon-to-be husband wrote me an email stating what he loved about […]
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“It’s odd when everyone is talking about, ‘Trust your leaders,’” she said. “It’s the kind of thing I’ve heard all my life, so I know exactly where they’re coming from. But now it doesn’t work like that.” – A statement from a college student who had attended Oakwood Baptist Church I don’t remember the first time I felt
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“We’ve domesticated despair and learned to live with it.” – Flannery O’Conner The other day I met with a friend. As we chatted over lunch, she asked me, “How are you doing these days?” I knew my face was lighting up as I shared with her that I am in a season of life where
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Today I want to talk to women like me—and the men who care about them. It’s a subject that no one wants to talk about and yet everyone—in one way or another—is impacted by. Victim, perpetrator, on-looker, silencer, supporter… Sexual violence. #metoo. #churchtoo. When I was in the 7thgrade I experienced sexual violence. At the
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Almost every night before I go to bed, I spend time reading about some topic—neuroscience, ultrarunning, holiday cookies, sleep problems, the latest possible medical reason for one my children’s illnesses. Sometimes I even close my day with a devotional or reading through my Bible. This week I read a bit of Julian of Norwich. Living
