First Meeting
- February 19, 2019
- by
- Ned Erickson
Last week I went to Alcoholics Anonymous for the first time.
What do you say after a sentence like that?
I feel pressure to qualify it somehow. Like, listen. I’m not an alcoholic. I went with a friend, all right? He’s the alcoholic. I just drink. It’s not a problem. Seriously!
Here’s the thing: what I want to write to you about has nothing to do about drinking.
It’s this: that hour at Alcoholics Anonymous was one of the beautiful things I have ever witnessed. And I believe you would think so too.
Why? You’ll have to trust me...
Valentines for the Real People
- February 13, 2019
- by
- Ashlee Johnson
This week the world is a little more aware of relationships. Whether we’re sending chocolates to a secret crush, buying flowers for a spouse,...
A Hymn Worth Remembering
- February 11, 2019
- by
- Sage Blalock
While there are dozens of hymns that I could point to as my favorite (“Come Thou Fount” was a contender), the top prize on...
When Zeal is Based in Ignorance
- February 06, 2019
- by
- Lori Travers
“If it wasn’t for guns we wouldn’t be in this mess!”
“If someone was carrying a gun, they could have prevented this disaster!”
“It’s those...
When Discipline is Freedom
- February 04, 2019
- by
- Whitney Hsu
Discipline. It’s a word that can carry a lot of weight, and even have a negative connotation. What’s the first thing you think of...
A New Perspective
- January 30, 2019
- by
- Tiffany McCrary
Glass half full, glass half empty. Pessimist or optimist. I like to think that I am a realist – someone who sees things exactly...
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Don’t @ Me [A Christian Guide to Twitter]
- January 29, 2019
- by
- James Harris
In the beginning of the timeless classic, “You’ve Got Mail,” (if you have not seen this Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan RomCom then stop reading, call...
Where is My Flowing Stream?
- January 28, 2019
- by
- Sage Blalock
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God....
Maybe Something is Written in the Sky
- January 22, 2019
- by
- Lori Travers
Perched on the front steps of my home and wrapped in a blanket late last night, I stayed up to watch the Super Blood...
Purification and the Two Deaths
- January 21, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
“And [do] not fear death, it is the only way to be cleansed.” (“Original Sin,” The Wild God of the World, Robinson Jeffers)
“In the...