I don't have a church home. Since Christmas Eve, I've been to a Sunday morning service once. This is rare for me. Sometimes I work on Sunday mornings, some weeks I sleep in after working late the night before. Other times I just don't go. It's not because I don't like the particular church I've … Continue reading A fear of (church) commitment
Tag: Faith
New
We are only days in to the new year, 2018. I was happy to say farewell to 2017. It felt like a deep exhale. Breathe out all of the pain, grief, fear, doubt, illness, confusion, and loss. Breathe in health, hope, joy, peace, growth, and newness. If 2017 was a crash course in letting go, … Continue reading New
Hope for Ticvah
In this season of Advent, the weeks leading up to the Christmas celebration, Christians remember and anticipate the coming of Christ. I've been thinking about hope, about waiting, and I keep coming back to this story. Not about baby Jesus but baby Ticvah, a girl whose name literally means hope. Through a beautifully random series … Continue reading Hope for Ticvah