I am a Christian. After years of life in a sheltered church environment, I dove out into the world to find people in different spiritual spaces. Most of what I found was enlightening, encouraging, and helped increase my closeness to God. But along the way, I found a problematic doctrine that weaponized the bible against ...

The world evolved from a single point in time. People, nature, culture, and religion are all connected by a universal thread, woven into the beautiful tapestry that is our world. Somewhere along the timeline, we started building walls instead of bridges. The purpose of faith is to bring us together, but it often drives a ...

Resilience is the buzzword of the apocalypse. I mean pandemic, but it often feels like a manifestation of the end times as we roll from one scenario to the next in the land of COVID-19. While I embrace resilience, I also need to say I’m Exhausted! The thing about our wonderful human life is it ...

The year of twenty twenty-one tested me as no other year has in a long time. It started with hope and positive thoughts but quickly slammed my family and me into a never-ending treadmill of trouble. You might think this is an article about my problems; in a way, it is, but it is more ...

Marriage is a sacred bond between two people. A relationship desired by God and meant to be held as infinitely important. As God desires us to be in an intimate relationship with Him, our personal relationships also need to adhere to certain standards. When the high standards of the most holy are not met, we ...

Ayla stood in the middle of her front yard, watching as the lake invaded without premise. One could not argue with nature, as it does not willingly bend to the needs of people. However, the record-breaking rainfall threatened to force her out of the home she’d known for twenty years. The retention pond at the ...

I walked through blackness lately. Holding out my arms, forever searching for hope, only to realize that hope is not solid but as free as the air. It shows itself through a crack in the dark—a glow that grows when worry and doubt combine. You cannot have hope alone but in combination with adversity. As ...

I took a big step this week for my personal growth. I looked for a counselor or therapist. This may not seem like that big of a deal, but it was for me.  I probably have needed therapy since middle school. I avoided getting it when I was older because I have never considered myself ...

If I had only known the last timeWould be the last timeI would have put off all the things I had to doI would have stayed a little longerHeld on a little tighterNow what I’d give for one more day with you ‘Cause there’s a wound here in my heartWhere something’s missingAnd they tell me ...

Christmas,Ash Wednesday,Mother’s Day,Easter,the four days a yearyou come to church. The four days a yearyou proclaim your love,of God.And the fact you are a Christian. Won’t have anythingto do with God’s Houseifit’s not thesefourdays. Thenhave the gallto sayAt least I C.A.M.E. Is your faiththat shallow?Oh My God,curse his name,then fallon your knees cause you C.A.M.E. ...