Why I Wrote White Picket Fences
One of the questions I get asked a lot about White Picket Fences: Turning toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege is why I wrote it. Why would…
When Serving Others Means Letting Yourself Be Served
So there’s this famous verse in the Bible where Jesus says he came “not to be served but to serve.” It’s a verse that crept out of the Bible and…
Why Instagram?
A few years ago, I stopped blogging. I had never been great on social media. I like to take time to think about things. (Which can be a liability—especially when…
Penny, Seventh Grade
Everyone told me that seventh grade is just the worst. The nadir of self-consciousness and social awkwardness and everything horrible about tween-dom. And it may turn out to be…
What Our Summer Vacation Taught Me
Over the summer we took a family vacation in Europe. It was a wonderful trip where we met up with old friends in a simple cottage on the coast of…
The Invitation to Confess
I shared this short thought on Facebook over the summer, but also wanted to share it here.... Historically speaking, I am not good at confessing sin. Here’s my problem: I’m…
Trust Your Love Instead Of Your Fear
A few days after the Presidential election of 2016, I wrote this post. Looking back on it now, it seems like a great introduction to my writing and thinking, so…
New Rules For Screen Time Pt. 2
I mentioned a while back that I wanted to revise our family's policies regarding screen time in response to a podcast I heard with Heather McFadyen and Andy Crouch. In…
New Rules For Screen Time Pt. 1
When I was a kid, we spent two weeks at my grandparent's beach house every summer. It was a simple cottage with painted wooden floors and sheets and blankets…
Thoughts from May 28 – June 1, 2018
Here are some of my thoughts from this past week, which include my thoughts and questions about hardship and suffering, a video about what it means to follow people in…
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