What do you do when your child tells you that she used to think her skin was beautiful.., but now she sees all the ways it can be made fun of? What do you do
It’s almost the witching hour. I find myself awake, and I’m running on a log in my mind – changing my mind about a lot of things. Changing your mind about God is what is
Some of us think healing is something God gives arbitrarily – that is, if He feels like it and without explanation. God doesn’t have to explain, but I have to ask myself: Does this idea
Meanness or teasing on the basis of skin color is not worse than other types of teasing. The villainy of making fun of others is something that is out there. Everyone has experienced it, and
Isn’t it nice when someone pays special attention to you? On your birthday…or, Mother’s Day…or, just any day? My soul position is alienation regarding certain people – people whom I would normally celebrate or expect
If you’re a child of the 80’s or, if you’ve ever watched The NeverEnding Story, then you understand my title’s rhetorical nod. Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in the swamps, not of sadness, but
I remember when I first said something called “the Sinner’s Prayer,” meaning to do the second part of believe and confess with your mouth… He wasn’t on Christian television yet, but I’d been streaming James
So, today I had to, though – I had to ask: What is it you don’t like about yourself? Is it your hair? Your color? What talent do you wish you didn’t have? What skill
I heard a pastor on Christian television saying today that “women are multipliers” – explaining, that they make much of whatever they are given. I immediately thought of the skill my daughter has to design
I saw a post on Facebook that summed up my inadequacy…and here I am. Writing to you. It was an admonition to ENJOY today. But… Early on, the onslaught began: One of the kids opened