2018: Heal
Off and on through the course of the last couple of years, I’ve taken on the task of choosing a word on which to focus for the coming year. I can’t remember them all, or even very many of them,…
The Compassion of the Christ
I’m glad I took an extra day before writing this. Because the sermon yesterday was on compassion, which is the root of what I experienced on Saturday. Merriam-Webster calls compassion, “consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it….
The Monday Paradox (Food Diary, Part Three)
This is a long one, folks, so settle in. I suppose I could have broken this up into two posts, but it’s one story. Sort of. So, just read the damn thing. We left off my last Food Diary post…
Why Jesus Freaks? Part Two
Why Jesus Freaks? Part Two Welcome back! For those of you who were hoping I’d continue my Food Diary series, fear not. I’ll get back to that ASAP. And, as you’ll find out if you read through those posts and these…
My Life WAS a Box of Chocolates (Food Diary, Part Two)
It’s only been a few hours since I published “Does this coffin make me look fat?” but let’s see where we left off. Oh, right, at the bottom of a bag of Oreos. Got it. I had a subscription to…
Why Jesus Freaks? Part One
**This series of posts, in which I will discuss the years leading up to my writing of Jesus Freaks, will be written from my perspective. I say this plainly for a reason: I’m going to talk a lot about different religions,…