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When Our Hearts And Our Bodies Are Broken

It’s amazing what our hearts and minds begin to do when we get news of heartbreak. Immediately, we try to disqualify ourselves, desperately seeking out ways to distance ourselves from the possibility that the brok…
The Questions We Ask

By Dave Burchett Reposted from theFish.com Those who know me well would say that “speechless” is not a descriptor often directed at me. I have ideas about a lot of things and occasionally some insight. But th…
The Lure of Revenge

By Dave Burchett Over and over and over I hear stories of pain inflicted by well meaning or too often not well meaning churchgoers. And I get really angry. REALLY ANGRY. All caps angry is rare for me. My first response…
On Fear: A Lesson from Labor

By Sharon at SheWorships Isaac is a week old today, which is pretty hard to believe! The craziness of the labor and delivery all seem light years away. Instead of taking the time I would like to reflect on my experience…
There Will Be Pain in Childbearing -- and Hope

By Sharon at She Worships Until very recently, I have always read Genesis 3:16 in a very specific way. This is the famous (or infamous) verse in which God declares the consequences of Eve’s sin in the Garden. In i…
Poison Ivy, Metaphors and Observing Lent

By Sam at Creative Theology I did some yard work last weekend, and ended up covered in poison ivy. I’m sure there’s a metaphor there, but I’m not sure what it is…and I’m too itchy to th…
When All Else Fails: A Really Big Oops

By Amy at Make Me a Mary As I was saying, I rear-ended a car in the high school parking lot last Friday. I was thinking/doing/talking about four or five things at once when big brother came up and wanted to drive home…
Moving On After A Failed Relationship

My fiancé and I have ended our relationship. We had a baby girl together (yes out of wedlock) Sad, but truth. What's even more sad is that it is my second child out of wedlock. I was very ashamed of it and I've h…
I Fall Apart: Going Through Difficult Times

By Dave Burchett A lot of people dear to me are going through some difficult waters right now. Some are in physical pain, some in emotional pain and some in financial pain. Sometimes even the most sold out followers of…
The Burden of Unforgiveness

By Amy at Make Me a Mary I got an email recently from a reader that said something like, "I read your stories, but I still don't know exactly what happened." That's because I've never written about what actually happe…