For any of you that have ever been a teacher of any kind for some time – I think you will understand this post quite well. For those that have or are parents, I too think you will get...
MoreIs the Cross Really All That Important? #1
To tell you the truth, I have been tossing around this idea for a post since late February – almost 3.5 months now. I started to write it several times…but I was not quite sure what it would all...
MoreSubmission in Context: Christ and the Greco-Roman Household Codes (by Rachel Held Evans)
Note from Joy Gal: If I only had the time to do this in-depth of a post on this issue…I would have written something very similar to this post. This is the third post in our series, One...
MoreTo All My Critics…
I could never have imagined that in just a few short weeks I would have garnered such an audience to read my random posts …and that in those who would read, that they would leave their thoughts on my...
MoreIn Grieving, In Joy – Bittersweet Endings…
….leading to bittersweet beginnings. Today dawned early, as is typical for me these days. That could have something to do with the sun coming up around 5:30 or so this time of year…or maybe it is just the stress...
MoreJudgement Gets Personal
Note: The saga of judgement continues…I wrote this in response to Stephen’s comment on Judgement 2...but felt it was too long for a comment and thus am putting it here. I think the gist of the issue is this: that...
MoreJudgement vs. Discernment
Over at my blog on Crosswalk.com I just got to my series about Judging others and how detrimental it is to our own walk. There were a string of questions that mentioned we are to be careful between judgement...
MoreWalls Come Crashing Down: Losing God
Have you ever lost something of importance? Say, like when you were a child and you had some type of blanky that you took every where, you slept with – that your parents gave you when you were upset...
MoreDrawing in the Sand….
“Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know whatcha’ll get.” Forest Gump If you have been following me over at Crossswalk.com…especially as I have been posting my series about the “Earthquakes” in my life – the posts...
MoreHow to Win a Culture War but Lose a Generation – by Rachel Held Evans
The Joy Gal NOTE: The timely finding of Rachel is a God send…at least in my book. It seems she approaches a lot of topics that I am diving into…and I am so excited to share her with you....
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