The Perfect Resolution
- January 05, 2016
- by
- Jessie Tucker Mitchell
Every year, for the past twelve years, I have made the same New Year’s Resolution, and every year, by January 2nd, I have failed...
It Ain’t Pretty
- January 04, 2016
- by
- Whitney Hsu
Sometimes, a house full of kids ain’t pretty. It’s messy. It’s frustrating. It’s loud. It’s full of surprises, no matter how much you...
Bad Words
- January 01, 2016
- by
- Ned Erickson
“Daddy, want to know all the bad words I know?” asked my six-year-old son David.
We were driving home from school just the two of...
I will never…
- December 31, 2015
- by
- Jack Barr
Here we are, a family in disarray, because we are moving back to the States after a decade of living in Bangkok. We are...
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
- December 29, 2015
- by
- Anna Moseley Gissing
Are you familiar with the old carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? If you’re like me, you learned the words as a school child...
REVIEW: The Letters: Packing a Larger than Life Person into a Regular Life Film
- December 29, 2015
- by
- Josh Godwin
Mother Theresa is one of those enigmatic figures of the twentieth century that continues to toy and tickle the imagination of the world decades...
Hope for All the Post-Christmas Feels
- December 28, 2015
- by
- Ashlee Johnson
The family has gone home, your trash is overflowing with wrapping and ribbons, and all that’s left of the cookies are crumbs. So, how...
Some Assembly Required
- December 28, 2015
- by
- Whitney Hsu
I had a lovely experience with Christmas this year. My two oldest kids are old enough to really appreciate more complicated toys and notice when...
Spurgeon on Christmas
- December 23, 2015
- by
- Chris Lawson
I say, then, to you who would know the only true peace and lasting joy, come ye to the babe of Bethlehem, in after...
Jesus is Bigger Than Christmas
- December 23, 2015
- by
- Tyler Speegle
I can’t really imagine the weight of the responsibility that Mary and Joseph felt as they held Jesus for the first time. In their...