Till We Have Faces

C.S. Lewis’ greatest and least-known work is his final novel, Till We Have Faces. We just finished studying this work in my AP Literature class, and, even after years of teaching it, I still finish in awe of this amazing writer and his incredible story. If you...

Mercies in Disguise

Remember the Laura Story song, “Blessings”? It’s tough to listen to it without crying – because, if you’ve walked with God for any length of time, you understand the truth of those lyrics: “What if your blessings come through...

Loser

No matter what the self-help gurus say, we can’t do anything we want. We’re not all winners all the time. Some dreams will never come true. And we need to learn to deal with that. We need to know how to be losers. Some of us will play softball for a whole season and...

Spiritual Weight Lifting

I hate working out. Hate it. And don’t even think about scrolling down and offering advice on how to make it less hateful. I don’t want to hear it. Exercise is, I am sure, part of the curse. God could not have intended for us to have to exercise. There...

Ready, Set, Date

Parents and teens alike struggle with the question of dating. How old is “old enough”? That’s easy. The answer is  30. Next question?? Just kidding. Kind of. Not that there’s anything wrong with waiting until 30. But just in case you...