Oct 24, 2010 | Other
Currently, I am immersed in C. S. Lewis’s, The Screwtape Letters, digging into every page of every letter with my high school writing class. In the Preface, he brilliantly exhorts, “There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about...
Oct 16, 2010 | Other
“The real things in life are rarely center stage.” (Fred Rogers, The Giving Box ) Monday, I celebrated two significant birthdays: a natural one—51 years old and a spiritual one—30 years old. It just blows my mind how fast life moves. Blink and you are in...
Oct 4, 2010 | Other
One thing I love about teaching is the amazing opportunity to help shape a child’s future. Speak into their identity formation. I suppose that is why I am still teaching. Whenever I think of calling it quits, this little voice reminds me that teaching is in my...
Oct 3, 2010 | Other
“Self-rejection is simply seen as the neurotic expression of an insecure person. But neurosis is often the psychic manifestation of a much deeper human darkness: the darkness of not feeling truly welcome in human existence. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy...
Sep 30, 2010 | Other
In Part I, I posed the question, “Why can’t we all get along?” Speaking primarily to women, and specifically to women in the body of Christ, I desire to open a dialogue on the subject of unity—a subject near and dear to the heart of Jesus (John 17)...
Sep 30, 2010 | Other
Since last November, when I was privileged to travel and speak twice in Thailand, my heart has been stirred about one thing: spiritual unity. Through a series of very fortunate events, I was compelled to begin working on a book project on this very subject. While...