• Fellowship,  Reflect

    You Don’t Know Me

    How often have you heard—or even said yourself—these words: “You don’t know me! You don’t understand me! You don’t know how it is or know what it’s like to be me!” Whether a fleeting thought of inward defiance or spoken openly for all to hear, the desire to be known is strong inside each of us, especially people who are hurting (and let’s be real, we’re all hurting in one way or another). But in today’s fast-paced world where everyone wants everything quickly, with instantaneous information at our fingertips, and most people not even getting out of their car to grab a bite to eat—it is hard for anyone to…

  • "Things in the world"

    The words we use

    Recently, someone I know shared an e-newsletter from The Atlantic with me. It was titled The War Inside the Evangelical Church and referenced another more complete article that can be found HERE. Below is some of my response: Discernment for thee, but not for me Thank you so much for sharing. That was an interesting perspective. I feel sometimes that those who have discernment point their finger at those who apparently have no discernment at all—all the while not being aware that the ones they just pointed at feel the same way about them. It is a dilemma, but one I am sure has a reasonable solution with sufficient discourse…