by DB | Nov 16, 2020 | Bible Literacy, Evangelism, Sin
“There’s no good news without bad news.” “Dad,…. I’m okay.” It’s a phone call I have made more than once, but on this particular occasion, it wasn’t me. I was listening to my pastor teach a class in evangelism. He...
by DB | Nov 9, 2020 | Bible Literacy, Salvation, Suffering
I don’t want to be brand new. I want to be better than brand new. For the last few years, two boards on my deck have become increasingly squishy and rotten. They didn’t look rotten. so I hid their status as long as I could by moving deck furniture to sit...
by DB | Nov 2, 2020 | Bible Literacy, Emotions
Toddlers do not possess perspective. Whatever you do, do not mention a prospective activity to a toddler that you are not fully prepared to do at that exact moment. Can I get an amen? Toddlers do not understand that while you will carve pumpkins later, you do not, in...
by DB | Oct 26, 2020 | Bible Literacy, Emotions, Suffering
I don’t feel like writing, but I will. I will sort through a bit of my own chaos and share it with you as a way of processing what I know will heal but hasn’t yet. Tonight my oldest bumped his head on something. The source of injury remains undetermined,...
by DB | Aug 3, 2020 | Bible Literacy, Emotions
When I saw the post, my face fell. My husband, seeing my expression, immediately thought something bad had happened.“What’s wrong?”“Nothing.” I crammed the phone in my pocket. I needed to load the kids in the car and get them to my brother’s house to eat lunch. I’d...
by DB | Jul 27, 2020 | Bible Literacy, Emotions
Do you remember the “All the Things” Meme? I may be showing how uncool I am, as Memes have given way to GIFs in popularity. Alas, “All the Things” is me, except I’m “All the Feelings.” Seriously, the readers that know me right...
