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Critical thinking has become a quaint habit of a bygone era. In its absence, assumptions and partial truths can run amok, compromising the freedom Jesus offers to us. But what would it look like [...]

Critical thinking has become a quaint habit of a bygone era. In its absence, assumptions and partial truths can run amok, compromising the freedom Jesus offers to us. But what would it look like [...]

It’s a question philosophers, poets and song writers have pondered endlessly, yet a universal answer is still hard to find. What is love? And would it become less complicated if we started by [...]

“Why do bad things happen to good people?” It’s a common and extremely difficult-to-answer question, especially in cases of untimely or unexpected death. When this question is asked, what would [...]

“Why do bad things happen to good people?” It’s a common and extremely difficult-to-answer question, especially in cases of untimely or unexpected death. When this question is asked, what would [...]

Confession: I’ve never been much of a “baby person.” In fact, when I was pregnant with my first child 21 years ago, I secretly wished I was pregnant with puppies. Naturally I felt guilty for even [...]

I chose the budget. She wanted flowers. It’s typical in our marriage, actually. (Not the budget part. “Budget” is a bad word in my world.) It's typical, because I thought I knew what Katie [...]

I once took my teenager aside as she was preparing to sing a song onstage. She was visibly nervous, so I generously said, “What you're about to sing doesn't matter. It doesn't even matter if [...]

"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help [...]

I think the everyday stories of our messy, real lives need a place to be shared, which is why  I’m not normally a fan of posting book excerpts. But I wanted to follow on the heels of the story on [...]