I first became acquainted with the work of Dr. Michael S. Heiser as I searched for commentary on Leviticus in 2017. I was a freshly-minted believer at the time with very little exposure to theology or the terminology that comes with it. When I started to hit difficulty and questions in my solo study, … More My Gratitude for a Stranger
I was browsing Twitter the other day, and I saw a post from someone who asked a question I’ve been seeing a lot, lately. She listed the labels for the people she is politically divided from in our country and then she listed the things they do, say, and believe that she disdains. She used … More How Are We Supposed to Love Them?
It’s been a rough six months. I know that almost everyone can relate to that. COVID came and changed everything, and my schedule got so wrecked that my writing time sort of evaporated. Our daughter has been schooling at home, and since it is her senior year of high school, she has been applying to … More Uncontainable Joy
I planned to write about something else today. I was going to do a little piece to clarify the “clean” and “unclean” terminology in Leviticus for the Lent series, but I find myself unable to write it because I’ve got this thing pressing on me, and it’s drowning out everything else. On Monday, The Gospel … More Why TGC’s “PMS Article” Is a Problem
As those of you who read this blog regularly (thank you, by the way) will know, I grew up Catholic. I grew up super Catholic, if we’re being honest. I wore veils in church. The entire service apart from the announcements and sermon were spoken in Latin. There were rules and rituals for absolutely … More Lent 2020 – Let’s Talk About Repentance
Oh my goodness, I am in LOVE with this month’s SRT box. I’m actually not a fan of the art design on this one. It’s simply not my taste. These things are always subjective, but I don’t see myself really blissing out on the art for this one. That’s honestly okay with me because the … More She Reads Truth – February 2020 Box (Lent)
I’ve been afraid to post this one and put it off for a couple of days, changing it a bit and trying to make it more palatable. I even considered deleting it because I want to talk about Scripture, not this stuff. I have to, though. It’s pressing on me too much, and I think … More Let Us Repent, and Heal this Body
The first organized bible study I ever did was in the Tuesday Morning Women’s Bible Study at my church. Three years later, I’m leading that group, but when I first met these women, I had no idea what to expect. I’d only been attending church for about three weeks at that point, and I’d never … More The People Who Pointed Me to Jesus
That Happy Face Was a Lie This photo was taken in the 1990’s, about 3 years after I graduated high school. Just a few years before, at age 18, I was still a thoroughly churched “kid,” but I’d been struggling with doubts and questions for a long time, even at that age. In the … More Ministering to Teens – The Baffling Infantilization of Christianity’s Next Generation
My Baptism According to the handwritten note in my baby album, I was baptized in a Trinity Lutheran Church (somewhere in Arkansas) when I was 18 months old. I don’t have any recollection of that day or that church. I don’t remember anything at all about my baptism, and nothing rings any bells in this … More A Lutheran Lady on Denomination and Division
