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There is always a degree of discomfort in coming up against opinions that differ from our own. It's natural—and perfectly human—to...

For the past few weeks, sitting down to blog has felt like staring at a solid wall and trying to see through it. And no, I'm not...

Kersei Dragoumis of the planet Drosero thought an unwanted marriage was the worst fate imaginable . . . until an inexplicable tragedy...

It's a bad time to have a cold. Not that there's ever a great time, but, well . . . y'all know what I mean. I don't get sick often, but...

trodden: walked on . . . crush[ed] or flatten[ed] with the feet . . . pressed down into the ground. (Google) Who's feeling pressed down...

Crazy week, folks. Craaaazy week. Second-year has just begun and already there just aren't enough hours in the day; writing and...

The moment I saw this Hebrew phrase on the page of Mark 7, I knew I had to blog about it. I knew because I felt called out by it....

Want to hear a secret? Just kidding—it's not really a secret. I'm a smidge of a pessimist. Just kidding—it's more than a smidge. I think...

I bombed my first driver's test. And, no, before you say, "Oh, I failed, too!" believe me when I say that mine was probably worse. In...

Yesterday I turned the last page of C.S. Lewis', Miracles. Maybe it's an English major thing, but trudging through Lewis' spiritual...

Imagine this. You have a dream about something you've been dreading. It goes badly. You screw up, or the whole shebang goes south in the...

Surprise—I'm still here! Although normally I try to post blogs even while I'm on vacation, this year, I decided to give myself a break...

I can't imagine a bleaker point in history than the days between Christ's death and resurrection. If I were with Cleopas and his fellow...

After surviving a revolution that will finally put the rightful queen on the Maevan throne, Brienna struggles to find her place as the...

I talked last week about the human will. Well, I'm still talking about it. In Luke 18, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem. It was near the end of...

"A boy. A tiger. And the vast Pacific Ocean." Ah, where to begin? I recently read this book after watching the film and fell in love with...

When you stop to count them, a TON of spiritual traits boil down to good ol' fashioned acts of will. Prayerfulness. Forgiveness....

I'm usually pretty good at laughing at myself. You know, when the stakes are low. When things get stressful, though, and nobody else is...

I had a rough day last week. A Thursday, but if we're being honest, I wasn't feeling very Thankful. Some new-ish responsibilities at work...

Some people have the gift of giving gifts. One of my O&Ds (oldest and dearest) has proved it time and time again, most recently when she...