App, app on my phone, like my pic, so I can hear a nice tone. Those likes and, less so for me, the mirror, whisper a tempting idea: it’s not entirely hopeless to strive to be fairer than I actually am. Fairer seems to equal more attention, acceptance and influence. Women put their looks to …
Category: A Better Way
Is Christianity Compatible with Self-Help?
Self-help is a self-sought, self-taught and self-implemented solution. Following Christ, unlike any other remedy, philosophy or religion, is the lasting foundation to help yourself — every day, with any problem. Only Christ offers fearless pursuit of reality and freedom to change. The Subtle Misrepresentation of Self-help, in its Purist Form: Trusting in Yourself Marketers’ mantra …
For Jane
Sometimes, what you don’t have the courage to say haunts you. My vocal cowardice creeks and wakes me. I’ve woken to a nagging, uninvited guest, but I knew the outline of its misshapen face. My passive silence etched its ugly features, which, although air, somehow revealed the solid form of my own weakness. Perhaps, my …
Mary and the Unplanned
For some, the holiday season is gray. The season’s brightness casts shadows we hoped time had erased. Its glow reminds us the shadow’s original is real. What causes life to dim may still be with you. I’ll go first. My life plans, well, haven’t gone as planned. Passing time seems to parallel growing distance from …
The Loss Exclusion
In this life, is there anything we can hold on to? Aren’t material things conditional? They eventually depreciate or decay. Anyone’s possessions can be taken or destroyed, although it’s harder for some versus others. Death is guaranteed. Depressing, right? Why am I even writing about this? Hang with me, because when loss seems to be …
Is Following God Like Following Waze?
Too irreverent a comparison? Consider this. Waze Helps Save Time in Every Day Traffic If you haven’t used Waze, it’s a community navigation tool. Nearby drivers add traffic data, and Waze uses the input to guide you on the fastest route. It may direct you on questionable routes. The neighborhoods are unfamiliar, or the path …
