9 Reasons I Don’t Drink Alcohol (And I Think No Christian Should)
Alcohol is a fixture in American culture. College, weddings, children’s birthday parties, holidays, weekends, and five o’clock are all typical events for drinking. At this point, people expect everyone to drink. If I turn down a bottle of water, then…
Grief Is A Process And That’s OK
My mom’s birthday was yesterday. She would have been sixty-one years old. Sadly, less than a month after she turned fifty-seven, she died due to cirrhosis of the liver. Our relationship was strained…to put it in the most positive light…
Don’t Take Blessings For Granted
By the time I had a fourth baby, I felt like an experienced pro. I had three little children who were five and under at the time. Life was a little loud and hectic, but I was handling it in…
Be Thankful, Even When You’re Not
Thanksgiving is such a great holiday, isn’t it? It’s so low key that it doesn’t even mind Christmas has crept into its space… No one expects gifts or over the top expressions of love for Thanksgiving. We get to slow…
Comfortable Christianity Is No Christianity At All
I named my blog The Set-Apart Walk as a direct response to what I believe is the key component missing in American Christianity today. Holiness. To be set apart is to be holy. To be holy we are not only…
Catholicism Is Not Biblical Christianity
I don’t want to write this. I reap no reward or derive any joy from pointing out the theological problems in Catholicism. However, I strongly believe that it is essential for us to understand the similarities and differences between various…
An Unwanted Blessing: My 5th Baby
My youngest turned four years old this week. He is living proof that children are a gift from God (Psalm 127:3). My husband and I, as well as our other four children, adore him. He isn’t just my baby. He’s…
Christian Deconstruction: A Trend That’s Here To Stay
Seemingly, every time I jump onto social media, I read about another Christian who has walked away from his or her faith. Namely, Christianity. Sometimes the person is a celebrity Christian, but those stories are only noticed the most because…
How To Choose A Church
On a fairly regular basis, I see women on Facebook asking for help choosing a church. They may have just moved, recently became a Christian, or left a church for one reason or another. I’ve noticed something a bit disturbing,…
I’m Afraid I Have Wasted My Life
I gave a devotional at my church’s Mother-Daughter Banquet recently. It was a fun time, and I enjoyed writing the devotional and speaking. Naturally, you might think I walked away from the experience feeling pretty good, but I did not.…
