It’s been an entire week since I blogged. My life, flexible and unstructured though it may currently be, was waylaid by the failing health of my cat. But before you label me another pathetic single woman with a cat and click over to some blog full of relevance or breathless optimism, let me clarify. 1.… Continue reading jerry & the storms of life
Since I was laid off my job at a church last June, people frequently ask me, “so where are you going to church now?” My short answer is that I’m taking a break from church. The longer answer is that I’m taking some time off from church in order to focus on my relationship with… Continue reading worship at the church of Getty
There seem to be lots of blogs providing the single, Christian female perspective on all things church and culture (see my sidebar for a few). Now some single, Christian guys are writing from the male perspective. They’re thoughtful, and wonderfully transparent (Top 5 Lines Christian Guys Dread to Hear,) and rather romantic (Lost in the… Continue reading the singlextianguy blog
I recently came across a blog that is: a) written by a self-admitted middle-aged female, b) very insightful, and c) well written. Frankly she had me at “a,” though I love her tagline “Diary of a Mad God Woman.” Her recent post, Let No be No, considers Matthew 5:37 in light of funerals and the… Continue reading let grief be grief
I’m not very good at waiting. I’m more of a “take action and make something happen” kind of person. Unfortunately, being unemployed isn’t really a position where you can make many demands. (Well, you can make them, but…) Anyway, if you’re like me – maybe unemployed or for whatever reason stuck in an in-between place… Continue reading waiting: not just a 4-letter word
On Sunday I had the privilege of being part of an amazing experience, Lumen.131. With a tagline “Bringing questions to light,” the goal was to begin an open discussion about some topics that we as believers can often find difficult to discuss, and hopefully find ways to compassionately engage with them. Check out the link… Continue reading lumen learnings
TJV = The Jan Version: I’ve waited for God so often in my life; he hears me. He notices. He’s rescued me from some pretty crappy situations, Messy, lonely, no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel places; and put me on solid footing. I have a life so rich I never thought it was possible, and it’s only because of him.… Continue reading Psalm 40 [TJV]
There are some topics that seem safer to keep off limits. Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s safe to discuss the things that everyone agreed to ignore over Christmas dinner: cousin Andy’s stint in drug rehab, Aunt Paula’s obvious alcoholism, the unrepaid loan to Uncle Ted. Everyone’s so entrenched in long-established positions there’s… Continue reading starting a conversation
I can’t help it. This has been a down week, mostly because I’ve been pretty sick with the cold/flu. Between drinking Nyquil and lying on the couch moaning, there just wasn’t a lot of motivation for blogging, or tweeting, or Facebook-ing Actually, there’s more. I got sick. Then the holiday job in the shoe department… Continue reading keep going
This is the time of year when we think about new year’s resolutions, and many of us resolve to spend more time connecting with God by reading the Bible. I was in my late 30’s when I actually read the entire Bible through from cover to cover for the first time. It was a 1-year… Continue reading read the bible in 2010
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