Freedom isn't free. A phrase I've probably heard for most of my life. This weekend that phrase has been rolling around in my head as I think about Memorial Day. It started when a fellow Beautycounter consultant posted that as a servicemember's wife, it Memorial Day sales always bother her. Then I started thinking about… Continue reading Freedom isn’t Free
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7 Quick Takes v.5
Woah, 7 Quick Takes twice in a month - unheard of! Just a few links, thoughts, and nerdy excitement for you this week. 🙂 -1- She Only Said Yes Once This post makes me want to keep Catherine at home forever and ever and never let her go anywhere. Knee jerk reaction? Maybe. But she… Continue reading 7 Quick Takes v.5
[Stream of Consciousness] Why Did We Have to Sin?
Because I procrastinate everything, I'm just now deciding to get in on this 7 posts in 7 days fiesta that is going on at Conversion Diary. The only way that this is going to happen is if I write about whatever idea is floating around in my head each day. However, that's kind of dangerous.… Continue reading [Stream of Consciousness] Why Did We Have to Sin?
My Chains Are Gone, I’ve Been Set Free
In Christian services, writing, and music the association of Christianity with freedom tends to be a recurring theme. In fact, when I did a Google search for images with the search query "set free", the first page of results were almost completely related to the theme of being set free in Christ. But what does… Continue reading My Chains Are Gone, I’ve Been Set Free
A Battle of Addictions
A few weeks ago Almost a year ago, I started thinking about the topic of addiction. The more I thought about it, the more I started to conclude that everyone is addicted to something. That may initially sound wrong, but hear me out. I am referring to addiction in the sense that everyone has something that… Continue reading A Battle of Addictions
Here Goes…
I have started writing this post at least three times. I'm not really sure what keeps stopping me. I guess I don't really feel like I have much to say. Or maybe I just don't know how to say what is on my mind. Friends have asked me how I'm doing, and I don't even… Continue reading Here Goes…
What I’ve learned so far in Seminary
This first semester at SEBTS has been filled with both blessing and challenge. But let's cut to the chase, here's what I've learned: I am broken and in need of repair. If I had to boil everything I've learned here so far down to one thing that would be it. Although I have come face… Continue reading What I’ve learned so far in Seminary
The Bride of Christ
Although I really need to post a general life update, instead I'm going to share my thoughts on a faith topic that I've been thinking about. As you may have guessed, that topic is the Church as the Bride of Christ. I'll allow the explanation of what it means to be the bride of Christ to come… Continue reading The Bride of Christ