"One day, for no particular reason, I decided to write a little blog."
Let’s take a journey back a few years ago. I was neck-deep in my dissertation data collection, and the only people I interacted with on the reg were soccer moms at my church (who I liked, but had a hard time connecting with) or highly-educated, young, single agnostic/athetists/spiritual-but-not-religious peers at my university. I still went […]
Whenever I read through the Kings and Chronicles of the old testament, I get frustrated at this statement that’s tacked onto the end of almost every single king’s reign- whether he was evil or righteous – “… but he didn’t tear down the high places.” I’m not theologically schooled enough to fully break down what […]
The *very* few times I have made mistakes, people have told me “Well, at least you learned something,” as a sort of consolation. A few of those few times, that sentiment has been comforting. My mistake (e.g. being too open with a friend who used my vulnerabilities to manipulate me) resulted in sparkly fresh knowledge […]
A friend of mine has beauteous eyes. They are probably her most beguiling feature. Some guys, when (possibly?!) trying to compliment her, say something like this — Him [while staring into her eyes]: “Hey what color are your eyes?” Her: “Ummm.. green.” Him: “Really? Huh. Wasn’t sure.” Her: “Okay….” When she told me this, I […]
By: Rebecca Hale Updated: Jul 2, 2018 – 1:07 PM ATLANTA – Even as Georgia drivers are still adjusting to Georgia’s new hand free law, some lawmakers are still not satisfied. Daniel Shapper, spokesperson for Heads UP Georgia, explains. “Although HB673 was a step in the right direction, we now want to get to the root […]
Meet Lil Gallo, age 5ish. Her mom began homeschooling her a few months before her 6th birthday. What happened next? As a child and pre-teen, she had tons of extra time to volunteer on political campaigns. Shook the President of the United States hand when she was 11 years old. During his gubernatorial campaign, […]
John Crist was born on March 20, 1984 and grew up in a suburb in metro-Atlanta, GA. His mother Anne Crist homeschooled him and his seven siblings, and his father Johnny Crist founded and served as lead pastor of Atlanta Vineyard Church until 2012, and is currently the mayor of Lilburn, Georgia. John has mentioned […]
All of us have our guilty pleasure romantic comedy favorites, but I think we can all agree that most plot lines to rom coms are unrealistic, and even worse, secular. Recently there has been a push among evangelical Christians for more realistic films about romance in the modern Church. Here at the top 5 must-see […]
There was a long pause on the other line. Then my sister said, “Well Claire, if you don’t like something about your life… change it.” If I didn’t love my sister so much, I would hate her. She had zero respect for my self-pity, and I was a bit put out at the time. But […]
Something happened to me this week that blew my mind, and then it blew my mind that it blew my mind– totes meta. The background: I met this hilarious, encouraging, Spirit-filled lady at my church who’s probably 30ish years my senior. We had similar life passions so we decided to get coffee and chat a few […]
