Guilt. It stalks us, confuses us, winds its tendrils around our throats and suffocates us. And mothers seem to have captured the dubious honor of cornering the market on guilt. We receive it in the condemnations of friends and strangers alike, those who question and criticize our every parenting decision as if making sure we…
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Courage Doesn’t Always Roar
When you feel insignificant and when you feel too small, remember that courage doesn’t always roar. Remember that God doesn’t give us courage until we need it. Remember that brave isn’t always fighting big battles and facing great odds. Sometimes it is the smallest ones that take the most depth of courage to face. Brave…
Q&A – Saying No to a Relationship
I have known this guy for a few weeks and he says he is in love with me. But I don’t really want to be in a relationship right now. I have no idea what I am doing. I just need some advice on how to turn him down gently. -Laura* Laura, thank you for…
the girl and the glass heart {a parable}
Once upon a time in the land of the glass hearts, there lived a young girl. This girl, as all the girls did, carried with her a heart. While she was young it was kept safely on the nightstand by her bed and every night she would look at it and smile. It was so perfect;…
Sacred Singleness: a review
When I saw that Leslie Ludy had written a new book, and one on singleness at that, I was immediately interested. I have a lot of respect for the Ludys, and was very excited to be able to meet them at a retreat a couple of years ago. They really have a heart for God…
much-afraid [giveaway]
Most people may never know, because I can make a brave face when I need to. But I think you should know that deep inside, I am Much-Afraid. I’m not afraid of dark nights, or big storms. I’m not afraid of being home alone or even of poverty. I am not afraid to stand my…
of purity, secrets, and waiting
The idea of purity – especially sexual purity – has got something of a bad rap in recent decades. Society calls it a conservative cliché. Feminists see it as a hanger-on from the days when culture was balanced heavily in the favour of men. They view purity as an unhealthy patriarchal construct designed to inhibit…
Celebrating The Gifts That Are Given
I cried when I read these words of Jim Elliot for the first time. I thought, before, that I was the only one to feel like this… to experience the rush of wants and know the push of hurry that Jim describes so vividly…
