Immigration is a hot button topic for the US in recent history. While I have had “feelings” on the issue, and those feelings have been by and large sympathetic to immigrants, it really hasn’t been on my radar as pertinent to my personal life. I see friends posting both ways on this “issue”, as if … Continue reading Behind every issue, a story
Living Life
Not Crying On Sundays Part 4: For the Bible Tells Me So
One of the biggest struggles we’ve faced even with Side A people who are affirming is the often said sentiment of, “You know, I know what the Bible says, but I just can’t not love everybody.” Or, “I know what the Bible says but I’m willing to look the other way, cuz hey, we all … Continue reading Not Crying On Sundays Part 4: For the Bible Tells Me So
Not Crying On Sundays Part 3: The Forced Choice
The church has been celebrating their recent happy middle ground. "We can agree that you can be gay, we agree that probably won't change, but ACTING on it is a big, fat, sin." The church can congratulate themselves on this victory of practicing humanity while holding their self-appointed high moral ground, applauding themselves for being … Continue reading Not Crying On Sundays Part 3: The Forced Choice
Not Crying On Sundays Part 2: Redemption
I told you all this was going to be seven whole parts long, but I already feel weary of the topic. So, we’ll just have to see where this all takes us! I’ll still hit on some of the biblical arguments, but this one will be a bit more personal. I’ve heard it said many … Continue reading Not Crying On Sundays Part 2: Redemption
Not Crying On Sundays: Part 1 of 7
Our amazing church is doing a full 4 week series on the LGBT/church struggle, called Grace and Truth. They are also doing a church-wide, 10 week small group study of the book Grace/Truth by Preston Sprinkle, a Side B (you can be gay but you just can’t act on it…celibacy or straight marriage are the … Continue reading Not Crying On Sundays: Part 1 of 7
Unplugged
I recently blogged about our kids and screen time. At the time I was wavering. It seemed like nothing we could do would help find a balance for our kids and their phones/iPods. Their phones had become a tiny gaming system, ironically unable to function as needed, for communication. Except our daughter’s. She used hers … Continue reading Unplugged
Scripture Encouragement
Isaiah 56:4-5 For this is what the Lord says: To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant—to them I will give within my temple and its walls, a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that … Continue reading Scripture Encouragement
Screen Kids
This isn’t the first blog about the subject. I’m sure there are thousands out there. And this isn't a "here's how it's done" post either. It’s a struggle for everyone and I’m not sure there’s an easy solution, as much as I’d like it to be. Or I’m in too deep to see the … Continue reading Screen Kids
Labels
We all fall into 2 categories, labelers and non-labelers. Not so much that you are one or the other, but more that there are 2 sides of us. There is a side of us that craves labels. Not just for others, but for ourselves. Labels help us make sense of our world and help us … Continue reading Labels
How to have a perfect vacation :)
We just got home from our 2nd anniversary trip, and, including our honeymoon, our 3rd perfect trip in a row. I was remarking to my wife that it would be hard to keep the bar so high year after year, and that got us thinking. Were we lucking out? What made our trips so … Continue reading How to have a perfect vacation 🙂
