I’m flabbergasted. I’m speechless. I’ll let you read it for yourself here–a piece called “The Tornado, the Lutherans, and Homosexuality” by John Piper, a renowned evangelical. [Post image: Tornado by gentrinity at stock.xchng]
A New Day
Sometimes life seems overwhelming. Okay, at least to me. To keep up with everything–the bare minimum, the most mundane things–seems to take forever and a day. So, when I can take one day at a time, accomplishing (as if there’s something to be said for accomplishing) only that which is important for that day–a new […]
Sharks and Monkeys and Butterflies, Oh My!
More zoo experience today. Liliana races from habitat to habitat–exclaiming, pointing, babbling. If I could only bottle up her joy and exuberance, I’d be able to solve all the world’s problems in one hour flat (or at least feel like I could). “No home, Mama,” she says. But you don’t understand, my dear girl. Mama […]
Two Books
Two books that are on my radar currently–aside from the novels I need to read–are In Praise of Doubt: How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic by Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld…and Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices by Frank Viola and George Barna. I’ll let you know how it goes. […]
Beauty Standards
I had forgotten about this Dove commercial, until it popped up in one of my friend’s status bars on Facebook (thanks, Kelly!). Watch carefully. The transformation doesn’t end after all the makeup’s put on…deformities must be erased with PhotoShop. What hope do our daughters have, when these ideals are plastered everywhere–billboards, magazines, and commercials? How […]