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What we believe about the world and our place in it can shift like the wind if those beliefs aren’t moored to anything more reliable than our experience.
I recently took family photos, which is always quite an endeavor: choosing sort-of matching outfits, making sure they’re pressed and ready to go, making sure the kids are clean-ish, making sure...
I met a woman last weekend who mentioned that she’d started her counseling graduate degree seven years ago, but ended up getting pregnant part way through the program. When she learned...
One of my favorite aspects of the Psalms is their authentic voice. While some are lovely and full of elaborate praise, others are full of pain, anger, and fear. Sometimes they’re...
When I was in seminary, I learned about Arthur Guinness’s Christian faith and its impact on his chosen profession: brewing beer. Beer in general served an important purpose in his day,...
Every week, the moms group I attend puts out free day-old bread from a local bakery. I grabbed a whole-wheat baguette and before I knew it, the day old bread turned...
“Is it Christmas yet?” I found myself wondering that question this week, not with the usual excitement, but with weariness. I have a few more gifts to wrap, a few more...
At the dedication of the temple, a lot of stuff was happening. There were musicians and singers praising the Lord, the Ark of the Covenant taking its place in the Holy...
Unlike most of my classmates, I loved taking Greek and Hebrew in seminary. It helps that I had the most amazing, gorgeous tutor (my husband). The painstaking process of translating from...
I have a makeshift desk on top of my mantle full of pictures, a baby hand print, and random knickknacks. It’s ideal because it’s the perfect height for me to stand...
Just Frances T 