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P E R S I S T E N C E
- August 28, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Early in my husband’s and my relationship we were not baller at communication. In fact, we were so bad that I attempted to crawl under the passenger seat of his car one night to avoid having a difficult conversation. During the early stages of our relationship when we were working on the improvement of these communication skills, I implemented the very in-depth tactic of poking my, then boyfriend, repeatedly in the cheek until he would talk to me. No for...
Big News at Bite Size Theology
- August 28, 2019
- by
- Sage Blalock
Hello, everyone! We hope that you all enjoyed listening to our Extended Edition episode on Church Leaders as much as we did recording it. If you haven’t been able to listen just yet or you need to catch back up on a previous episode you may have missed, check out our library here!
Two big announcements: first, we are officially changing our logo on all platforms! I understand that many of the pear-lovers in the audience may not like this but...
My Default is Depression
- August 22, 2019
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- Lori Travers
Though I hate to admit it, it seems that I got the short end of the stick on happy hormones. I don’t know if the medical community truly understands exactly how serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins work, but we do know they motivate us, they cause us to want to be more social, they can make us feel loved and secure, and they can even reduce the sensation of pain. And I do believe mine have always been out of...
When Are You Having Kids?
- August 22, 2019
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- Chris Lawson
As a married Christian woman in my mid-30s, I get this question a lot. It is assumed, particularly in Christian circles, that if you are married then you will have a family. That is something that I also assumed for much of my life. When you are a young girl you are often socialized to “play house”, to play with baby dolls, and to picture yourself as a mother. This is by no means a negative thing. The majority of...
Anxiety
- August 21, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Today I want to chat with you about anxiety and a particular aspect of anxiety that I believe is tightly tied in with faith.
I have had my share of experience with anxiety. A quick overview of my time with it is a 5-year long journey that hasn’t gone by all that quick. I had my first real, full blown anxiety attack when I was 18. I had been struggling with the beginning stages of insomnia when it hit. I have...
CLASSIC REVIEW: Do The Right Thing
- August 20, 2019
- by
- Ivan Moore
It has been 30 years since the release of Spike Lee’s most iconic film, Do the Right Thing. 30 years have passed since the world was introduced to Mookie, Buggin’ Out, and Da Mayor. It was three decades ago that Radio Raheem paid two dollars for extra cheese at Sal’s Pizzeria, a neighborhood landmark where he would also take his last breath. But before Raheem is murdered at the hands of the NYPD and before he asked Sal to give...