God and Laughing
God loves laughter. Humor makes us laugh because it triggers delighted surprise to hear that things we fear – being alone, being unloved,...
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The Upside Down World ~ The Blog
- Mar 24, 2014
- 2 min
Men, Sex and Love
I would really, really like to quote the entirity of Micah Murray’s post on the idea that men give love to get sex and women give sex to...
- Mar 24, 2014
- 3 min
Christians and Interracial Marriage
Guys, what is this world coming to? Aljezeera America recently used the parable of the talents to explain current events. Christianity...
- Mar 23, 2014
- 5 min
Angry Men and Crying Women
In the last few months, I’ve realized something about men and women and why we often struggle with each other. It might not be THE...
- Nov 5, 2013
- 2 min
What God Told Me Yesterday
“I want you to know I never believed the things people said about you. Those people who said they could see better than you could what...
- Oct 25, 2013
- 2 min
Being Light to a Darkened World
This week we’ve been talking about our dark side and why we don’t need to fear or reject it. Yesterday we talked about bringing our dark...
- Sep 27, 2013
- 9 min
Making the Most of an Enemy
Growing up in peacetime and as the child of parents who got along with the neighbors rather than starting Hatfield and MaCoy style fueds...
- Aug 13, 2013
- 9 min
The Double Minded Man
What is a “double minded man”, you ask? James 1 explains the it and its dangers this way: If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and...
- Jun 11, 2013
- 4 min
Self Righteousness, Election and Healing
How’s this for the most pretentious opening line I’ve ever used for a blog post? So, I was talking with my therapist yesterday . . . ....
- Jun 1, 2013
- 10 min
The Gift of Delayed Grief
My early twenties weren’t exactly a stellar time. Within a short period of time I was raped twice. I found out I was pregnant shortly...
- May 6, 2013
- 4 min
Disbelieving Forgiveness
Sorry for the long silence. I’ve been dealing with some heavy stuff here. I think it’s getting better. Prayers are appreciated. Or if...
- Mar 12, 2013
- 7 min
Moving From “Me” to “We”
If you are an American Christian, odds are really, really good that at some point you have been told that as you read scripture, you...
- Mar 10, 2013
- 7 min
Worst Clobber Verse EVER – Christian Patriarchy Edition
In a more perfect world, the title of this post would be complete jibberish to all of my lovely readers. But alas, we live in a world...
- Mar 8, 2013
- 5 min
Do You Know How to Feel Loved?
Pretty regularly my three year old Olivia will tell me, “Michaela loves me.” Or Noah or Dad or whoever in the family she’s just been...
- Feb 28, 2013
- 3 min
“Love isn’t a feeling . . . It’s an ability”
One of the things that is both frustrating and fascinating to me is how bad we tend to be at loving. We really think we love people even...
- Feb 14, 2013
- 4 min
Love – A Checklist
Everyone likes to think that they are good at loving. After all, we have really strong, loving emotions so surely we must be very loving...
- Feb 13, 2013
- 8 min
Why We Christians Suck at Loving
Is there something about Christianity itself which leads to the sort of oppression which its adherents have too often been guilty of? You...
- Feb 6, 2013
- 8 min
Stuff I Appreciate About Black Folks
Hey – want to watch me stick a fork in an electric outlet? ‘Cuz that’s pretty much the same thing as being a white person who talks about...
- Jan 19, 2013
- 5 min
“If Any Man Come to Me and Hates Not . . .”
Yup. I’m about as intimidating as this guy here. Back when I was 18, I had two different guys I dated break up with me and give me the...
- Jan 4, 2013
- 5 min
The Emotional God
A couple of years ago, I was sitting on my front porch steps after dinner, watching my two oldest daughters playing and complaining to...
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