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The Biggest Temptation

One of the hardest aspects of the inner life that many find hard to let go of (well, I do) is the truth that perfection -- a time when there are no more falls or failures -- will arrive. We are human; we have flesh, h…
Letting Go for Lent

Lent is about letting go of that which blocks out the fuller life that Christ Jesus wants us to have. Letting go of 'things' can be helpful only if it allows a corresponding inner freedom to love more deeply and, from…
Jesus Hit Me: Facing the Storms of Life

By Tom Zuniga I’M AT CAMP. And finally, I’ve got a chance to report what’s been going on these last couple weeks. Excited to share my experience with y’all this summer! During camp training, it w…
My Lenten Facebook Fast

For Lent, I decided to quit Facebook. I don't lay a finger, I don't go on it, nothing. I want to go through the Church season of Lent, without any social networks. People think that I can't do it, and there were temptati…
Shutting Down the Idol Factory: Giving Up Blogging For Lent

By Sharon at SheWorships I could not have timed this any better. Four years ago today (I am writing this on Tuesday, March 8 ) I posted my very first blog on She Worships. I created the blog as a place where Christian wo…
Finding God in Star Wars: God's Lost and Found Service

Star Wars is ripe with philosophical thought so deep that people in Australia and the UK have sought to establish it as a government-recognized religion! I bet a lot of people may agree that making the Force an offic…
What Would it Take to Give Up Your Faith?

By Matt at The Church of No People What would it take for you to give up your faith? Not just a pile of cash or something like that. More like what kind of scientific discovery would it take for you to give it up, stop…
Lent: Giving Up in Order to Live

When I was seven-years-old, I swore off green beans for 40 days. At eight, I learned that the true reason that I was supposed to give up something for Lent was to show that I loved Jesus more than what I was giving up.…